finalize
[fahyn-l-ahyz]
- to put into final form; complete all the details of.
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- to complete an agreement; conclude negotiations: We should finalize by the end of the week.
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Also especially British, fi·na·lise.
Origin of finalize
Usage note
See -ize.
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Contemporary Examples of finalize
She sought to finalize and formalize the split by filing for divorce in Brooklyn.
Several friends of the couple point out that after more than a year and a half, Shriver has yet to finalize her divorce.
The DSM V committee will not finalize its new diagnostic criteria until December.
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“The idea is that this can help the process,” by which the DSM task force will finalize its criteria, McPartland said.
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They were simply waiting for her to begin menstruating to finalize the ceremony and consummate the marriage.
Historical Examples of finalize
"Sometimes I wonder why men ever finalize their status with women," Kennon murmured.
The Lani PeopleJ. F. Bone
finalize
finalise
- (tr) to put into final form; settleto finalize plans for the merger
- (intr) to complete arrangements or negotiations; reach agreement on a transaction
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usage
Although finalize has been in widespread use for some time, many speakers and writers still prefer to use complete, conclude, or make final, esp in formal contexts
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Word Origin and History for finalize
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