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formalize

verb

1 formalize

Make formal or official:
— We formalized the appointment and gave him a title.

synonym: formalise.

is a specific kind of: adjudge, declare, hold.

is a broader term that covers: ritualise, ritualize.

derivation: formalisation, formalization.

Dutch: formaliseren, institutionaliseren

2 formalize

Declare or make legally valid.

synonyms: formalise, 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.

derivation: formalisation, formalization.

Moby thesaurus: agree on terms, block out, carve, cast, celebrate, chisel, codify, conventionalize, create, cut, dignify, efform, fashion, figure, fix, forge, form, found, frame, hew ... show more.

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