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formalize

/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mə.laɪz/US/ˈfɔɹ.məlaɪːz/

formalize verb: to give something a definite form; to shape.

Verb

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

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

formalize meaning in Kannada

formalize in Kannada

ಪರಿಜೆ ಕೊಡು

Examples of formalize in a sentence

  • The Warsaw Pact formalized Moscow's dominance in Europe's east.
  • The Quenta Silmarillion, however, formalizes this matter of the Half-elvens having to choose.
  • It was formalized by the teaching of K’ung-tzu, whose Latinized name is Confucius.

All 10 example sentences with formalize

Forms of formalize

third-person singular presentformalizes
present participleformalizing
past participleformalized
pastformalized
alternative formformalise

Past tense of formalize: formalized

Origin of formalize

From formal + -ize.

Words formed from formalize

Words that rhyme with formalize

Questions about formalize

What does formalize mean?
Formalize means to give something a definite form; to shape.
What is formalize in Kannada?
Formalize in Kannada is ಪರಿಜೆ ಕೊಡು. See Formalize meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is formalize?
Formalize is a verb.
How do you pronounce formalize?
Formalize is pronounced /ˈfɔɹ.məlaɪːz/ (US).
What is the past tense of formalize?
The past tense of formalize is formalized.

Words near formalize in the dictionary

  1. formality
  2. formalizability
  3. formalizable
  4. formalization
  5. formalizations
  6. formalize
  7. formalized
  8. formalizer
  9. formalizers
  10. formalizes
  11. formalizing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: formalize (page history and authors); formalize (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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