Meaning of FORMALIZE
| Pronunciation: | | 'formu`lIz
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- [v] declare or make legally valid
- [v] make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title"
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| | Synonyms: | | formalise, validate |
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| | Antonyms: | | annul, avoid, invalidate, nullify, quash, void | | |
| | See Also: | | adjudge, authorise, authorize, clear, cosign, co-sign, declare, hold, pass, probate, ratify, ritualise, ritualize, sign | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Form"al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Formalized}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Formalizing}.]
1. To give form, or a certain form, to; to model. [R.]
2. To render formal.
\Form"al*ize\, v. i.
To affect formality. [Obs.] --ales.
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| | Related Terms: | | agree on terms, block out, carve, cast, celebrate, chisel, codify, conventionalize, create, cut, dignify, efform, fashion, figure, fix, forge, form, found, frame, hew, knead, knock out, lay out, lick into shape, mint, model, mold, normalize, observe, regularize, ritualize, rough out, roughcast, roughhew, sculpt, sculpture, seal, set, shake hands, shape, sign, solemnize, stamp, standardize, strike a bargain, stylize, tailor, thermoform, work |
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