Formalize \Form"al*ize\ (f[^o]rm"al*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Formalized (f[^o]rm"al*[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Formalizing (f[^o]rm"al*[imac]`z[i^]ng).]
1. To give form, or a certain form, to; to model. [R.]
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2. To render formal.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Formalize \Form"al*ize\, v. i.
To affect formality. [Obs.] --ales.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
formalize
v 1: make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and
gave him a title" [syn: formalise]
2: declare or make legally valid [syn: validate, formalise]
[ant: invalidate]
WordNet (r) 2.0
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "formalize":
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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