formalize

English

Alternative forms

• formalise

Etymology

formal +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mə.laɪz/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)məlaɪz

Verb

formalize (third-person singular simple present formalizes, present participle formalizing, simple past and past participle formalized)

1. To give something a definite form; to shape.
2. To give something a formal or official standing.
3. To act with formality.
4. (mathematics) To rigorously prove a mathematical result.

Derived terms

• formalizable

Translations

to give something a definite form

• Bulgarian: оформям (oformjam)
• Catalan: formalitzar (ca)
• Danish: formgive
• Esperanto: formi
• Finnish: muotoilla (fi), formalisoida (fi)
• Spanish: formalizar (es)
• Ukrainian: формалізува́ти impf or pf (formalizuváty)

to give something formal or official standing

• Bulgarian: формализирам (formaliziram)
• Catalan: formalitzar (ca)
• Danish: formalisere
• Esperanto: formaligi
• Finnish: vahvistaa (fi), virallistaa (fi), formaalistaa
• Kazakh: ресмилендіру (resmilendıru)
• Spanish: formalizar (es)
• Swedish: formalisera (sv)

to act with formality

• Bulgarian: формализирам се (formaliziram se)
• Finnish: toimia muodollisesti
• Spanish: formalizar (es) (pronominal)