normalising
Rendering commonly accepted
Normalising is the British spelling of normalizing.
To normalise something is to make it normal or standard—to bring it into conformity with a norm.
The word often carries political weight: Critics accused the media of normalising extremist views.
In technical contexts, normalising refers to standardising data or, in metallurgy, heating and cooling metal to refine its grain structure.
Achieving equal distribution
- equilibratingAchieving a balanced condition
- steadyingMaking less shaky
- regulatingControlling by rules
- moderatingMaking less extreme
tempering · restoring · settling · grounding · anchoring · centering · recalibrating · rebalancing
Altering to correct
- acclimatingBecoming accustomed to environment
- acclimatizingAdjusting to new conditions
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- attuningAdjusting to harmonize
assimilating · habituating · orienting · conditioning · fitting · integrating · familiarising · accustoming
Including in standard settings
- acceptingWilling to receive
- destigmatisingRemoving negative social labels
- legitimisingMaking lawful or acceptable
- validatingConfirming truth or accuracy
embracing · integrating · including · recognising · acknowledging · humanising · familiarising · demystifying
Making things consistent
- equalisingMaking things the same
- levelingMaking flat or equal
- averagingComputing central tendency
- smoothingReducing irregularities systematically
Climbing or resizing
- transformingChanging form entirely
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- convertingChanging form or function
- rescalingProportional size adjustment
standardising · unit conversion · data transformation · preprocessing
balancing
Achieving equal distribution
- equilibratingAchieving a balanced condition
- steadyingMaking less shaky
- regulatingControlling by rules
moderating · tempering · restoring · settling · grounding · anchoring · centering · recalibrating · rebalancing · evening out
adjusting
Altering to correct
- acclimatingBecoming accustomed to environment
- acclimatizingAdjusting to new conditions
- accommodatingWilling to help others
attuning · assimilating · habituating · orienting · conditioning · fitting · integrating · familiarising · accustoming · getting used to
mainstreaming
Including in standard settings
- acceptingWilling to receive
- destigmatisingRemoving negative social labels
- legitimisingMaking lawful or acceptable
validating · embracing · integrating · including · recognising · acknowledging · humanising · familiarising · demystifying · championing
standardising
Making things consistent
- equalisingMaking things the same
- levelingMaking flat or equal
- averagingComputing central tendency
smoothing · evening out · flattening · scaling · calibrating
scaling
Climbing or resizing
- transformingChanging form entirely
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- convertingChanging form or function
rescaling · standardising · unit conversion · data transformation · preprocessing
- reinforcingreinforcing, strengthening, supporting, bolstering, shoring
normalisingdistinguishing
Identifying differences
elevating · exalting · glorifying · setting apart · specialising
normalisingstigmatising
Marking with disgrace
pathologising · demonising · condemning · criminalising · marginalising
normalisingdifferentiating
Identifying distinct features
diversifying · customising · varying · deregulating · disrupting
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