normalise

/ˈnɔːrməlaɪz/
verb
  1. To make something normal or return it to a normal state.
    • It took months to normalise the school schedule after the renovation.
    • Therapists help patients normalise their sleep patterns.
    • The government is trying to normalise trade relations with its neighbors.
  2. To make something accepted as normal or typical, even if it was once considered unusual or wrong.
    • We should not normalise rude behavior in the workplace.
    • Social media can normalise unrealistic body standards.
    • The documentary aimed to normalise conversations about mental health.
  3. In mathematics or statistics, to adjust values to a common scale or standard.
    • To normalise the results, divide each number by the total.
    • The algorithm normalises the pixel values to improve image contrast.
    • Before comparing the data, we need to normalise the scores.
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