# denormalize

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To add redundancy to (a database schema), the opposite of normalization, typically in order to optimize its performance.
2. To make no longer normal; to treat or regard as different or unusual.

## Etymology
From de- + normalize.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/denormalize