formalize

English

Alternative forms

• formalise

Etymology

From formal +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mə.laɪz/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)məlaɪz

Verb

formalize (third-person singular simple present formalizes, present participle formalizing, simple past and past participle formalized)

1. (transitive) To give something a definite form; to shape.
2. (intransitive) To develop into a definite form.
   • 1984 February 4, Marsha Levine, “Pride '84”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 5:

     We have more fun and exciting fundraisers planned, and we're trying to carefully budget them so they don't cut into your life savings. As they formalize, we'll widely publicize these events.

3. To give something a formal or official standing.
4. To act with formality.
5. (mathematics) To rigorously prove a mathematical result.

Derived terms

• deformalize
• formalizability
• formalizable
• formalizer
• nonformalized
• reformalize
• unformalized

Translations

to give something a definite form

• Bulgarian: оформям (oformjam)
• Catalan: formalitzar (ca)
• Danish: formgive
• Esperanto: formi
• Finnish: muotoilla (fi), formalisoida (fi)
• French: formaliser (fr)
• Galician: formalizar (gl)
• Portuguese: formalizar (pt)
• Spanish: formalizar (es)
• Ukrainian: формалізува́ти impf or pf (formalizuváty)

to give something formal or official standing

• Bulgarian: формализирам (formaliziram)
• Catalan: formalitzar (ca)
• Danish: formalisere
• Esperanto: formaligi
• Finnish: vahvistaa (fi), virallistaa (fi), formaalistaa
• Galician: formalizar (gl)
• Kazakh: ресмилендіру (resmilendıru)
• Portuguese: formalizar (pt)
• Spanish: formalizar (es)
• Swedish: formalisera (sv)

to act with formality

• Bulgarian: формализирам се (formaliziram se)
• Finnish: toimia muodollisesti
• Spanish: formalizar (es) (pronominal)

Portuguese

Verb

formalize

1. inflection of formalizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative