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deformalise

deformalise is the alternative spelling of deformalize.

Meaning of deformalize

Verb

deformalize (third-person singular simple present deformalizes, present participle deformalizing, simple past and past participle deformalized)

  1. (transitive) To make informal.
    • Gradually introduce small changes to deformalize and humanize Board meetings, while retaining the positive aspects of established customs. Try lightening things up via team-building activities.2009, Eli Mina, One hundred and one boardroom problems and how to solve them, page 96
    Synonyms:
    informalize

Forms of deformalise

third-person singular presentdeformalises
present participledeformalising
past participledeformalised
pastdeformalised

Origin of deformalise

From de- + formalise.

Questions about deformalise

What is deformalise the alternative spelling of?
Deformalise is the alternative spelling of deformalize.

Words near deformalise in the dictionary

  1. deformabilities
  2. deformability
  3. deformable
  4. deformably
  5. deformalisation
  6. deformalise
  7. deformalised
  8. deformalises
  9. deformalising
  10. deformalization
  11. deformalizations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: deformalise (page history and authors); deformalize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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