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Webster 1913 Edition
Formalize
Form′al-ize
(fôrm′al-īz)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Formalized
(fôrm′al-īzd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Formalizing
(fôrm′al-īˊzĭng)
.] 1.
To give form, or a certain form, to; to model.
[R.]
2.
To render formal.
Form′al-ize
,Verb.
I.
To affect formality.
[Obs.]
ales.
Webster 1828 Edition
Formalize
FORM'ALIZE
,Verb.
T.
FORM'ALIZE
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
formalize
formalize
English
Alternative forms
Verb
formalize (third-person singular simple present formalizes, present participle formalizing, simple past and past participle formalized)
- To give something a definite form; to shape.
- To give something a formal or official standing.
- To act with formality.
Derived terms
Translations
to give something a definite form
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to give something formal or official standing
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to act with formality
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