normalization

noun

nor·​mal·​i·​za·​tion ˌnȯr-mə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

plural normalizations

: the act or process of normalizing

normalization of pH levels

… the normalization of sharing [personal gender] pronouns emphasizes the fact that everyone has preferred pronouns, not just trans and non-binary folks.

—Christina M. Xiao

Eventually, with wisdom and restraint on both sides, a stable arrangement was contrived that made possible the progressive normalization of British-Irish relations.

—Zbigniew Brzezinski

… it's great to rack up these normalizations [of relations]. Obviously, peace is better than war …

—Christiane Amanpour

Examples of normalization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pace of rate hikes Japan embarked on policy normalization last year, abandoning the world’s only negative interest rate regime that had been in place since 2016. —Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025

How to check volume normalization on YouTube Music YouTube Music is the only major music service that still does not support lossless audio, and its volume settings can add more confusion. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025

In turn, the erosion of trust has weakened the social contract that sustains representative government, leaving democracies more vulnerable to populist demagogues, institutional paralysis, and the gradual normalization of authoritarian alternatives. —Nic Cheeseman, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025

But the major dip throughout the year also marks a bit of normalization stemming from the relocation of cargo-only flights to Felipe Ángeles from Mexico City International Airport (MEX) starting in late 2022, which had been done to relieve congestion at the latter. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 16 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for normalization

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration