deformalize

[ dee-fawr-muh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object),de·for·mal·ized, de·for·mal·iz·ing.
  1. to make less formal; reduce the strictness, preciseness, etc., of.

Origin of deformalize

1
First recorded in 1875–80; de- + formalize
  • Also especially British, de·for·mal·ise .

Other words from deformalize

  • de·for·mal·i·za·tion, noun

Words Nearby deformalize

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