# normalize

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈnɔː.mə.laɪz/ · frequency rank #29,015

## Definitions
1. To make normal, to bring into alignment with an established standard.
2. To consider normal, to treat as standard in the face of older norms.
3. To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent.
4. To become normal; to return to a normal state.
5. To reduce the variations by excluding irrelevant aspects.
6. To return a set of points (switches) to the normal position.
7. To return to the normal position from the reverse position.
8. To subject to normalization; to eliminate redundancy in (a model for storing data).
9. To anneal (steel) for the purpose of decreasing brittleness and increasing ductility.
10. To divide a vector by its magnitude to produce a unit vector.
11. To constrain a number's absolute value to be 1 at maximum. More generally, to constrain the magnitude of a mathematical quantity to be 1 at maximum.

## Etymology
From normal + -ize.

## Easily confused with
- **normative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/normalize-vs-normative)
- **normality** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/normality-vs-normalize)

## Common misspellings (13)
`nnormalize`, `nomralize`, `noramlize`, `normailze`, `normaliez`, `normalizze`, `normallize`, `normalzie`, `normlaize`, `normmalize`, `norrmalize`, `nromalize`, `onrmalize`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/normalize