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renormalize en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider. Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)bor. Etruscanbor.? Latin norma Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōrmālisder. English normal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English normalize English renormalize From re- + normalize.

Meanings

  1. To 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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
renormalizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
renormalizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
renormalized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
renormalized Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

renormalizable · unrenormalized · nonrenormalized · renormalon