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formalize
[fawr-muh-lahyz]
verb (used with object)
to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance.
to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
to give a definite form or shape to.
to state or restate (the rules or implied rules of a grammar or the like) in symbolic form.
formalize
/ ˈɔːəˌɪ /
verb
to be or make formal
(tr) to make official or valid
(tr) to give a definite shape or form to
logic to extract the logical form of (an expression), to express in the symbols of some formal system
Other Word Forms
- formalization noun
- formalizer noun
- overformalize verb
- unformalized adjective
- ˌڴǰˈپDz noun
- ˈڴǰˌ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of formalize1
Example Sentences
Without necessarily formalizing the terms, families regularly work out a spectrum of options and boundaries around how much contact to have with each other.
However, nobody showed up in court that May for the hearing to formalize or extend it, so it was dropped.
The rules, once formalized, will apply to new construction first; existing properties will have to be retrofitted within a few years.
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.
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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