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abnormalized

v.
C1 Advanced ab·nor·mal·ized

v. to return to a normal or healthy state after being sick or damaged. It can also mean to make something seem normal when it is actually strange or wrong.

v. to restore to a normal or healthy state; to make something appear normal or acceptable despite being unusual or inappropriate. Often used in medical or psychological contexts to describe recovery or in political contexts to describe the normalization of unethical behavior.


SIMPLE

The doctor said the patient's heart rate has finally abnormalized.

CONTEXTUAL

After the long period of economic instability, the central bank worked to abnormalize the currency and restore public confidence.

COMPLEX

The committee's report suggested that the company had successfully abnormalized the data to hide the true extent of the environmental damage caused by the factory.

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