Verb

To make normal, to make standard.

There is little hope that the two countries will normalize relations; their governments seem to hate each other and would just as soon stay on bad terms.

To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent.

We'll need to normalize these statements before we can compare them.

(statistics) To reduce to variations by excluding irrelevant aspects.

After we properly normalize the measurements with respect to age, gender, geography and economic considerations, there remains little evidence of a difference between the two groups.

(rail transport) To return a set of points (switches) to the normal position.

(rail transport, intransitive, of points) To return to the normal position from the reverse position.

(transitive, computing, database) To subject to normalization; to eliminate redundancy in (a model for storing data).

(mathematics) To divide a vector by its magnitude to produce a unit vector.

Verb

(en verb)

To change greatly the appearance or form of.

The alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.

* Shakespeare

Love may transform me to an oyster.

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To change the nature, condition or function of; to change in nature, disposition, heart, character, etc.; to convert.

* Bible, Romans xii. 2

Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.

(mathematics) To subject to a transformation; to change into another form without altering the value.

(electricity) To subject to the action of a transformer.

(genetics) To subject (a cell) to transformation.

To undergo a transformation.