Meaning

verb become normal or return to its normal state

verb make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard

verb bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling

originEtymology tree Latin norma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōrmālisder. English normal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English normalize From normal + -ize.

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