---
title: normalise — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «normalise» in the school dictionary: To make something seem normal or ordinary, so people accept it, as in "normalise talking about feelings". Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normalise/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/) / normalise

# normalise

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** you, people, We, Laughing, two countries, Scientists · **What happens:** make, seem, accept, normalise, talk, return · **To what, where:** something, it, normal state, relations, numbers, bullying · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«normalise» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [normalise in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/normalise.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make something seem normal or ordinary, so people accept it, as in "normalise talking about feelings".

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normalise:m1:1
# text = To make something seem normal or ordinary, so people accept it, as in "normalise talking about feelings".
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	seem	seem	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	accept	accept	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	normalise	normalise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	ccomp	_	_
18	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	xcomp	_	_
19	about	about	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product |
| 2 | **seem** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | normal *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **accept** | present | people | it |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent it=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 4 | **normalise** *in a quote* | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **talk** *in a quote* | gerund | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about feelings | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about feeling=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To return something to a normal state, as in "relations normalised".

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normalise:m2:1
# text = To return something to a normal state, as in "relations normalised".
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	return	return	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	relations	relation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
13	normalised	normalis	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | to-infinitive |  | something |  | a normal state |  | as relations | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme to state=Destination |
| 2 | **normalis** *in a quote* | participle |  | relations *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: maths, science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To change numbers to a standard scale so they can be compared.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normalise:m3:1
# text = To change numbers to a standard scale so they can be compared.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	change	change	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	standard	standard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	compared	compare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | to-infinitive |  | numbers |  |  |  | to a standard scale | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient |
| 2 | **compare** | can · passive |  | numbers *= number* |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We should normalise talking about mental health.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normalise:x1:1
# text = We should normalise talking about mental health.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	normalise	normalise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **normalise** | should | We |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **talk** | gerund | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about mental health | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about health=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Laughing at bullying normalises it, which is wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normalise:x2:1
# text = Laughing at bullying normalises it, which is wrong.
1	Laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	normalises	normalis	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | gerund |  |  |  | bullying |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **normalis** | present | Laughing | bullying |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the storm, life slowly normalised.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normalise:x3:1
# text = After the storm, life slowly normalised.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	normalised	normalis	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **normalis** | past |  |  |  |  | after the storm and life | slowly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two countries agreed to normalise relations.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normalise:x4:1
# text = The two countries agreed to normalise relations.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	normalise	normalise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	relations	relation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | the two countries |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **normalise** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the two countries *not said here* | relations |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists normalise the results so they can compare them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normalise:x5:1
# text = Scientists normalise the results so they can compare them.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	normalise	normalise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	compare	compare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **normalise** | present | Scientists | the results |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **compare** | can | Scientists *= scientist* | results *= result* |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her temperature normalised after the medicine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normalise:x6:1
# text = Her temperature normalised after the medicine.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	normalised	normalis	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **normalis** | past | Her temperature |  |  |  | after the medicine |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some games normalise violence, critics say.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:normalise:x7:1
# text = Some games normalise violence, critics say.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	normalise	normalise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	violence	violence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	critics	critic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **normalise** | present | some games | violence |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | critics |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [normal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normal/)
- next →: [normally](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/normally/)
- ↑ back to [N in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/)