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

Given Israel’s opposition to Palestinian statehood, the chances of a Saudi-Israeli normalization deal, along with the Saudi-U.S. defense agreement, look increasingly remote, at least in the near term, Mr. Ibish said. —Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025

The groundwork for the activism was first laid in 2021 when 312 Iraqis from the Shi'a and Sunni communities convened in Erbil in a conference facilitated by the Center for Peace Communications (CPC), and called for peace and normalization with Israel. —Chris Massaro, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025

The proposal could derail Saudi-Israeli normalization, which both Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have aggressively pursued. —Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025

Netanyahu’s comments, made in a Channel 14 interview last week, sparked backlash and further strained relations between the two nations, which before the war had appeared to have been moving toward a landmark normalization agreement. —Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 9 Feb. 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