(transitive) To make normal, to make standard.

(transitive) To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent.

(statistics, transitive) To reduce the variations by excluding irrelevant aspects.

(rail transport, transitive) 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.

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

(metallurgy, transitive) To anneal (steel) for the purpose of decreasing brittleness and increasing ductility.

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