transitive. To regulate or control, esp. in relation to a fixed standard. Obsolete.

transitive. To make (something) conform to a rule or regular process.

transitive. To free from irregularity; to make conformable to a norm or standard.

transitive. To make regular.

transitive. To cause (something) to conform to a standard or uniform size, strength, form, composition, etc.; to adjust or align (a data set…

transitive. To make normal; to bring or return to a normal or standard condition or state; to regard or represent as normal.

To render formal: (a) to give legal formality to (a document); (b) to render ceremonious, precise, or rigid; (c) to imbue with formalism.