renormalize

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verb

To subject to renormalization.

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normalizenormaliserenormalise
OriginEnglish normalize ← Latin nōrmālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

verbrenormalize (third-person singular simple present renormalizes, present participle renormalizing, simple past and past participle renormalized)

present singular third person renormalizes · participle present renormalizing · participle past renormalized · past renormalized

  1. natural sciencesTo subject to renormalization.
  2. To make the norm again.

    They have emphasized desensitization and normalization, victimization of gay people, and the demonization of their opponents. What we must do is to renormalize family life.

    2001, New Oxford Review, volume 68, page 38

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard

Similar
normalizenormaliserenormalise
Broader
changealtermodify
Also see
normalize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  9. Ancient Greekγιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)
  10. Ancient Greekγνώμων (gnṓmōn)
  11. Latinnorma
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Latinnōrmālis
  15. Englishnormal
  16. Englishnormalize
  17. Englishrenormalize

From re- + normalize.

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APA

renormalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renormalize

MLA

“renormalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renormalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “renormalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renormalize.

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