formalize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mə.laɪz/ (UK)
- /ˈfɔɹ.məlaɪːz/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English formal 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 formalize From formal + -ize.
Meanings
- (transitive) To give something a definite form; to shape.
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(intransitive) To develop into a definite form.
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.
1984 February 4, Marsha Levine, “Pride '84”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 5:
- To give something a formal or official standing.
- To act with formality.
- To rigorously prove a mathematical result.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| formalise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| formalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| formalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| formalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| formalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
deformalize · formalizer · reformalize · nonformalized · unformalized · formalizable · formalizability
Translations (28)
sv formalisera (to give something formal or official standing) · ca formalitzar (to give something a definite form) · pt formalizar (to give something formal or official standing) · da formgive (to give something a definite form) · fi vahvistaa (to give something formal or official standing) · fi virallistaa (to give something formal or official standing) · uk формалізува́ти (to give something a definite form) · fi muodollistaa (to give something formal or official standing) · fr formaliser (to give something a definite form) · fi formalisoida (to give something a definite form) · kk ресмилендіру (to give something formal or official standing) · bg формализирам (to give something formal or official standing) · fi muotoilla (to give something a definite form) · eo formaligi (to give something formal or official standing) · bg офо́рмям (to give something a definite form) · pt formalizar (to give something a definite form) · gl formalizar (to give something formal or official standing) · ca formalitzar (to give something formal or official standing) · bg формализирам се (to act with formality) · es formalizar (to give something formal or official standing) · gl formalizar (to give something a definite form) · eo formi (to give something a definite form) · es formalizar (to act with formality) · fi muodollistaa (to give something a definite form) · fi formaalistaa (to give something formal or official standing) · fi toimia muodollisesti (to act with formality) · da formalisere (to give something formal or official standing) · es formalizar (to give something a definite form)