finalize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈfaɪ.nə.laɪz/
Etymology
Etymology tree English final Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English finalize From final + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make final or firm; to finish or complete.
As soon as we get the plane tickets, we'll finalize our reservations with the hotel.
- (transitive) To prepare (an object) for garbage collection by calling its finalizer.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| finalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| finalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| finalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| finalise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| finalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
finalizer · finalizable · unfinalized
Synonyms
Translations (20)
bg приклю́чвам (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · pt finalizar (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · ru закончить (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · hu véglegesít (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · it concludere (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · es finalizar (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · ar أَنْهَى (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · hu végső formába önt (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · fr finir (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · fr achever (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · it finire (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · bg приклю́ча (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · mk приврши (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · it finalizzare (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · cs dokončit (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · fi viimeistellä (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · fr finaliser (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · ru финализировать (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · mk привршува (to make final or firm; to finish or complete) · bg довъ́ршвам (to make final or firm; to finish or complete)