normalization

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌnɔːməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌnɔrməlɪˈzeɪʃən/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
normalization, normalisation /ˌnɔːməlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ n
  1. the act or process of normalizing
  2. 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
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
nor•mal•ize /ˈnɔrməlaɪz/USA pronunciation  v., -ized, -iz•ing. 
  1. 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•i•za•tion /ˌnɔrməlɪˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -norm-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
nor•mal•ize  (nôrmə līz′),USA pronunciation v., ized, -iz•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to make normal.
  2. Governmentto establish or resume (relations) in a normal manner, as between countries.
  3. 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. 
  1. to become normal;
    resume a normal state:Prices soon normalized after the war.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] normal•ise′. 
  • normal + -ize 1860–65
nor′mal•i•zation, n. 

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