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

This growth signals the normalization of asking for home-buying financial support on baby registries, says Lee Anne Grant, head of growth at Babylist. —Brianna Crane, Axios, 19 Oct. 2024

But Saudi Arabia's leadership has repeatedly insisted normalization can't happen until an independent Palestinian state is created, a term the Israeli government now sees as a nonstarter. —Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024

This is compounded by a rise in antisemitism that manifests in various forms, from the normalization of slurs and antisemitic tropes and stereotypes to violent actions targeting Jewish individuals and institutions. —Marc Levine, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024

This new alliance against Iran would simultaneously seek to advance peace by backing the formal normalization of Israeli-Saudi relations, renewing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and working to prevent a disastrous one-state solution. —Ari Shavit, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above