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FORMALIZE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Declare or make legally valid

Synonyms:

formalise; formalize; validate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "formalize" is one way to...):

authorise; authorize; clear; pass (grant authorization or clearance for)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "formalize"):

ratify; sign (approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation)

co-sign; cosign (sign jointly)

probate (establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents))

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

formalization (the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make formal or official

Example:

We formalized the appointment and gave him a title

Synonyms:

formalise; formalize

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "formalize" is one way to...):

adjudge; declare; hold (declare to be)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "formalize"):

ritualise; ritualize (make or evolve into a ritual)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

formalization (the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions))

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