FINALIZE

finalize, finalise, settle, nail down

(verb) make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; “let’s finalize the proposal”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

finalize (third-person singular simple present finalizes, present participle finalizing, simple past and past participle finalized)

(transitive) To make final or firm; to finish or complete.

(transitive, computing, programming) To prepare (an object) for garbage collection by calling its finalizer.

Synonyms

• engross (of a document)

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

27 December 2024

OBLIGATE

(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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