- the act or process of normalizing
- the policy of offering mentally or physically disabled people patterns, conditions, and experiences of everyday life as close as possible to those of non-disabled people, by not segregating them physically, socially, and administratively from the rest of society
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normalization, normalisation /ˌnɔːməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ n
nor•mal•ize /ˈnɔrməlaɪz/USA pronunciation v., -ized, -iz•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to (cause to) become normal; to (cause to) come back to a previous state, esp. of friendliness: [~ + object]to normalize relations between the two countries.[no object]The situation seems to have normalized.
nor•mal•ize
(nôr′mə līz′),USA pronunciation v., ized, -iz•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
nor′mal•i•za′tion, n.
v.t.
- to make normal.
- Governmentto establish or resume (relations) in a normal manner, as between countries.
- Metallurgyto heat (a steel alloy) to a suitable temperature above the transformation range and then to cool in still air at ambient temperature.
v.i.
- to become normal;
resume a normal state:Prices soon normalized after the war.
- normal + -ize 1860–65
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