normalize

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1. To make normal, to bring into alignment with an established 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.

2. To consider normal, to treat as standard in the face of older norms.
3. To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent.

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