formalize

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled formalised

US /ˈfɔɹməlaɪz/ UK /ˈfɔːməlaɪz/ See IPA manual

Freq #69525

Meanings

1

verb
to make an arrangement, rule, or process official or definite

The two teams will formalize their agreement on Monday.
2

verb
to express an idea or system in a fixed, organized form

The researchers formalize the method in a short set of rules.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to make an arrangement,... officializeconfirm establish

2 verb · to express an idea or... define systematize codify

Opposites

informalize

Word family

Derived forms deformalizeformalizabilityformalizableformalizernonformalizedreformalizeunformalized

Related forms formal formality

Etymology

Formed from formal and the verb-forming suffix -ize. Formal derives from Latin formalis, ‘relating to form,’ from forma, ‘shape or form.’

Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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