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verb
Make formal or official.
synonym: formalize.
is a specific kind of: adjudge, declare, hold.
is a broader term that covers: ritualise, ritualize.
derivation: formalisation, formalization.
Dutch: formaliseren, institutionaliseren
Declare or make legally valid.
synonyms: formalize, validate.
is a specific kind of: authorise, authorize, clear, pass.
is a broader term that covers: ratify, sign | co-sign, cosign | probate.
is the opposite of: annul, avoid, invalidate, nullify, quash, void.
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