normalise

From normal +‎ -ise.

normalise (third-person singular simple present normalises, present participle normalising, simple past and past participle normalised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of normalize.
   • 1991, Peter Newmark, About Translation, Multilingual Matters, →ISBN, page 104:

     Secondly, there is a tendency to undertranslate, viz. to normalise by generalising, to understate, in all translation but particularly in literary translation.

   • 2015 September 1, “Prenatal and Postpartum Evening Salivary Cortisol Levels in Association with Peripartum Depressive Symptoms”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     While in most cases salivary cortisol concentration is normalised within a two-week period after delivery, an abnormal adjustment to this state may result in a persistent HPA-axis suppression and hypocortisolemia, which is believed to increase the susceptibility to PPD.

   • 2018 December 11, Sarah Boseley, “Criminalisation of sex work normalises violence, review finds”, in The Guardian‎:

     “It is clear from our review that criminalisation of sex work normalises violence and reinforces gender, racial, economic and other inequalities.

   • 2018 December 19, Peter Bradshaw, “Welcome to Marwen review: Steve Carell on icky form in straightwashed misfire”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     For all that her character has been created in the interests of reassuring the audience and normalising and straightwashing the story, she has an excellent moment in the climactic scene when Hogancamp declares his feelings for her.

• Morelians, Orleanism, almonries, sailormen

• Homophones: normalisent, normalises

normalise

1. inflection of normaliser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative