| VERB | social | formalize, formalise | make formal or official |
|---|---|---|---|
| social | formalize, validate, formalise | declare or make legally valid |
| Sounds | fao'rmahlay.z | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz... | |
| Meaning | make formal or official. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title" | |
| Synonym | formalise | |
| Narrower | ritualize, ritualise | make or evolve into a ritual |
| Broader | declare, adjudge, hold | declare to be |
| Spanish | formalizar, oficializar | |
| Catalan | formalitzar, oficialitzar | |
| Nouns | formalization | the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions / expressions) |
| Meaning | declare or make legally valid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | validate, formalise | |
| Narrower | co-sign, cosign | Sign jointly |
| probate | Establish the legal validity of (wills and other documents) | |
| sign, ratify | approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation | |
| Broader | authorize, authorise, pass, clear | grant authorization or clearance for |
| Opposite | invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify | declare invalid / invalid |
| Spanish | formalizar, validar | |
| Catalan | validar | |
| Nouns | formalization | the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions / expressions) |
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