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formalize

[ fawr-muh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

formalized, formalizing.
  1. to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance:

    to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.

  2. to give a definite form or shape to.
  3. to state or restate (the rules or implied rules of a grammar or the like) in symbolic form.


formalize

/ ˈɔːəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to be or make formal
  2. tr to make official or valid
  3. tr to give a definite shape or form to
  4. logic to extract the logical form of (an expression), to express in the symbols of some formal system
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌڴǰˈپDz, noun
  • ˈڴǰˌ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ڴǰm··tDz noun
  • ڴǰm·e noun
  • v·ڴǰm· verb overformalized overformalizing
  • ܲ·ڴǰm· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of formalize1

First recorded in 1590–1600; formal 1 + -ize
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However, nobody showed up in court that May for the hearing to formalize or extend it, so it was dropped.

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The rules, once formalized, will apply to new construction first; existing properties will have to be retrofitted within a few years.

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While the executive order formalizes a parallel overlay of the federal government in the form of Musk's DOGE, it still does not clearly define its legal status.

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For decades, Democratic and Republican administrations have abided by policies, formalized in memoranda, that limited immigration enforcement in so-called sensitive locations: churches, hospitals, daycares and schools.

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Hall, the attorney for the coalition, said the city needs to formalize its new policy of retaining Google Chat messages.

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