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- v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of normalise.
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Examples
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Radiation level in affected area of Delhi 'normalises'
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Referring to an ex, even vaguely, kind of normalises things.
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And with the rise both in porn and instant gratification culture then I say it might be a good thing - peadophilia is on the increase as the internet 'normalises' such perversion so given that we can't hang the perverted bastards I hope the dolls catch on!
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Many will not see their position as oppressive, as they have been brought up in a culture that normalises the inequality they face.
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This weakens government institutions and normalises the approach to politics that justifies any means to gain power and then keep it.5 Poorly timed human rights pronouncements, like the international criminal court's statement that no Ivorian would have immunity from prosecution for war crimes or crimes against humanity.
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This kind of political base connects the all-or-nothing logic of high-level actors to the mundane aspirations of their educated constituents, and normalises the practice of gutting institutions after changes in power to provide jobs to constituents in a setting of extremely high unemployment.
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Putting Playboy on the high street like this simply normalises and legitimises the objectification of women, it introduces young girls into a porn culture and encourages boys to treat girls as objects to have things done to them, rather than people to have relations with.
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I don't think allowing them on the platform normalises them, I remember seeing the Yogic Fliers at a hustings at school and I certainly didn't come away thinking anything about them was normal.
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Letting them on platforms legitimises them, normalises them.
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So the danger with an anti-litter campaign is that unconsciously it normalises littering and accidentally encourages people to litter.
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