Definition of formalize - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
procedureUS make something formal or officialUS
- They decided to formalize their partnership with a contract.
2.
legalUS declare or make something legally validUS
- The agreement was formalized by the signing ceremony.
3.
mathematicsTECH. US prove a mathematical result rigorouslyTECH. US
- The theorem was formalized in the latest publication.
Origin of formalize
Latin, formalis (formal) + -ize (to make)
Terms with formalize included in their meaning
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formalize
formally record an agreement or decision
agreement
formalize an agreement by signing a document
legal
formalize a process or agreement
Examples of formalize in a sentence
We need to formalize the agreement before proceeding. They formalized their partnership with a contract. The treaty was formalized after lengthy negotiations. She formalized the proof during her lecture. The mathematician formalized the equation for clarity.
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- French:formaliser, légaliser, ...
- German:formalisieren, beweisen, ...
- Italian:formalizzare, dimostrare rigorosamente, ...
- Spanish:formalizar, legalizar, ...
- Portuguese:formalizar, demonstrar, ...
- Chinese:使正式, 正式化, ...
- Japanese:正式化する, 法的にする, ...
- Arabic:رَسَّمَ, أَضْفَى الصِّفَةَ الرَّسْمِيَّةَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַסְדִּיר, לְתַקֵּף, ...
- Russian:оформить, узаконивать, ...
- Ukrainian:оформити, оформляти, ...
- Hindi:औपचारिक बनाना, कानूनी रूप देना, ...
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