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v. - Cause to conform to the norm; Evaluate by comparing with the norm.

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  • It has happened over and over again in the earth's history so why blame man now or even expect to be so intellegent to "standardize" our weather conditions.
  • The whole idea of accelerating expansion and dark matter is based on data that we think we understand, but we may be trying to "standardize" something that may be wildly...
  • University local examinations to "standardize" her pupils.
  • Along the way, Braun realized he had to "standardize" his team, if you will.
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