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Formalize v. t. (past & past part. formalized; pres. part. formalizing)

To give form, or a certain form, to; to model. (R.)

To render formal.

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Etymology of 'Formalize'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Formalize" Quotes from Famous Books

... Rica, informally aligned with the Allies and the United States, is peculiar in that she cannot formalize her position until her new government has received the recognition of these countries. Don Ricardo Fernandez Guardia, the foremost writer of Costa Rica, says that, "The fact that we have offered the use of our ports, ...

— Defenders of Democracy • Militia of Mercy

... natural and simple. There must be urbanity and tenderness in it. A man must not formalize on everything. He who formalizes on everything is a fool, and a grave fool is perhaps more injurious than ...

— Pearls of Thought • Maturin M. Ballou

Words linked to "Formalize" : ritualise, ratify, sign, hold, authorize, pass, validate, authorise, ritualize