Normalize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become normal or return to its normal state

make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɔːɹməlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɔːməlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɔːməlˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈɔːɹməlˌaɪz/.

Examples

Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon
normalize relations with China
normalize the temperature

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

temper renormalize renormalise normalise anneal

Parts of Speech

verb	become normal or return to its normal state “Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon”
verb	make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard “normalize relations with China”
verb	bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling “temper glass”

Word Forms

normalization	noun	the imposition of standards or regulations
normalizer	noun	a person who normalizes
normalisation	noun	the imposition of standards or regulations
normaliser	noun	a person who normalizes
temper	noun	the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
tempering	noun	hardening something by heat treatment
temperance	noun	the act of tempering

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

normalisieren

normal werden oder in den Normalzustand zurückkehren

🇫🇷French

normaliser

devenir normal ou revenir à son état normal

🇪🇸Spanish

normalizar

volverse normal o volver a su estado normal

🇮🇹Italian

normalizzare

diventare normale o tornare al suo stato normale

🇳🇱Dutch

normaliseren

normaal worden of terugkeren naar de normale toestand

🇵🇹Portuguese

normalizar

tornar-se normal ou retornar ao seu estado normal

🇷🇺Russian

нормализовать

стать нормальным или вернуться в нормальное состояние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सामान्य

सामान्य हो जाओ या अपनी सामान्य स्थिति में लौट आओ

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বাভাবিক করা

স্বাভাবিক হয়ে যান বা স্বাভাবিক অবস্থায় ফিরে যান

🇮🇳Tamil

இயல்பாக்க

சாதாரணமாக அல்லது இயல்பு நிலைக்கு திரும்பவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సాధారణీకరణ

సాధారణ స్థితికి చేరుకోండి లేదా సాధారణ స్థితికి చేరుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सामान्य करणे

सामान्य व्हा किंवा सामान्य स्थितीत परत या

🇮🇳Gujarati

સામાન્ય બનાવવું

સામાન્ય બનો અથવા તેની સામાન્ય સ્થિતિમાં પાછા ફરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯೀಕರಿಸು

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಅದರ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ಹಿಂತಿರುಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാധാരണമാക്കുക

സാധാരണ നിലയിലാകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സാധാരണ നിലയിലേക്ക് മടങ്ങുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਮ ਕਰਨਾ

ਆਮ ਬਣੋ ਜਾਂ ਇਸਦੀ ਆਮ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਾਪਸ ਜਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

معمول بنانا

معمول بنیں یا اپنی معمول کی حالت میں واپس آئیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

正常化

变得正常或恢复正常状态

🇯🇵Japanese

ノーマライズ

正常になる、または正常な状態に戻る

🇰🇷Korean

정규화하다

정상이 되거나 정상 상태로 돌아가다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bình thường hóa

trở nên bình thường hoặc trở lại trạng thái bình thường

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้เป็นปกติ

กลายเป็นปกติหรือกลับสู่สภาวะปกติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

normalisasi

menjadi normal atau kembali ke keadaan normal

🇵🇭Filipino

gawing normal

maging normal o bumalik sa normal nitong estado

🇲🇾Malay

menormalkan

menjadi normal atau kembali ke keadaan normal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تطبيع

يصبح طبيعيا أو يعود إلى حالته الطبيعية

🇮🇷Persian

عادی کردن

طبیعی می شود یا به حالت عادی خود باز می گردد

🇹🇷Turkish

normalleştirmek

normalleşmek veya normal durumuna dönmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לנרמל

להיות נורמלי או לחזור למצבו הרגיל

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