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Formalize

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To give a definite form or shape to.

v. To make formal.

v. To give formal standing or endorsement to; make official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedure.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To give something a definite form; to shape.

v. To give something a formal or official standing.

v. To act with formality.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To give form, or a certain form, to; to model.

v. To render formal.

verb-intransitive. To affect formality.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To reduce to form; give a certain form to; model.

To render formal.

To affect formality; become formal.

To use forms, as of statement.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. make formal or official

v. declare or make legally valid

Word Usage

"Expand, deepen and further "formalize" the official channel of U.S. cooperation with the ICC, so that the court can get further involved in global conflicts such as those in Darfur, the Congo, Uganda and other areas."

Verb Form

formalized formalizes formalizing

Cross Reference

define

Form

formalized formalizing

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

model conventionalize ceremonialize

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

normalize

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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