formalize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance.
to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
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to give a definite form or shape to.
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to state or restate (the rules or implied rules of a grammar or the like) in symbolic form.
verb
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to be or make formal
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(tr) to make official or valid
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(tr) to give a definite shape or form to
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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
Etymology
Origin of formalize
Example Sentences
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Oracle rallied after TikTok parent ByteDance formalized agreements with the software maker and other investors to form a new U.S. joint venture.
So you’ll need to treat this family loan like a traditional mortgage, formalize the agreement, and give the lender a security interest in your home, Flach added.
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That’s even more true since the NCAA, the governing body for college sports, formalized a playoff system, now with 12 teams, that exists outside the bowl schedule.
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This shift largely formalizes what the Biden administration had already been doing.
He may also consider paying those final bills out of his own pocket and reimbursing himself from the estate account once everything is formalized.
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