diff --git a/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary.js b/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary.js
index be8ad911..f613c491 100644
--- a/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary.js
+++ b/lib/jsdoc/tag/dictionary.js
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ Dictionary.prototype.normalise = function normalise(title) {
     return canonicalName;
 };
 
+/** @function */
+Dictionary.prototype.normalize = Dictionary.prototype.normalise;
+
 // initialize the default dictionary
 dictionary = new Dictionary();
 definitions.defineTags(dictionary);
diff --git a/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/dictionary.js b/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/dictionary.js
index 1da906a6..c1d2828d 100644
--- a/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/dictionary.js
+++ b/test/specs/jsdoc/tag/dictionary.js
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ describe('jsdoc/tag/dictionary', function() {
         expect(typeof dictionary.normalise).toBe('function');
     });
 
+    it('should export a normalize method', function() {
+        expect(typeof dictionary.normalize).toBe('function');
+    });
+
     it('should export a Dictionary constructor', function() {
         expect(dictionary.Dictionary).toBeDefined();
         expect(typeof dictionary.Dictionary).toBe('function');
@@ -131,6 +135,12 @@ describe('jsdoc/tag/dictionary', function() {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('normalize', function() {
+        it('should be identical to "normalise"', function() {
+            expect(testDictionary.normalize).toBe(testDictionary.normalise);
+        });
+    });
+
     describe('Dictionary', function() {
         it('should be a constructor', function() {
             function newDictionary() {