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

So what would normalization of the gold-to-silver ratio look like right now? —Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026

Japan welcomed its first pandas in 1972 to mark the normalization of diplomatic ties with China. —Chris Lau, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026

Japan embarked on the path to policy normalization in March 2024, abandoning the world's last negative interest rate regime, and has stressed on raising rates subject to a virtuous cycle of growth in wages and prices. —Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026

There's a normalization of deviancy and consciousness and comments and commentary. —Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Jan. 2026

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