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

However, most other Arab countries still demand an independent Palestinian state based on the borders before the 1967 Middle East War, with East Jerusalem as its capital, before considering normalization. —Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025

There is a better path: ending the occupation through Palestinian self-determination and statehood, possibly anchored in regional normalization deals between Israel and Arab states. —TIME, 23 Mar. 2025

Meanwhile, Trump, who oversaw the landmark economic normalization deal between Serbia and Kosovo during his first term, was poised to return to power after four years of Joe Biden mostly asleep at the wheel of Balkan policy. —Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025

And last week, the U.S. extended sanctions against Russia — an indication that the Trump administration wants a ceasefire before any economic normalization. —Keir Simmons, NBC News, 4 Mar. 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