FORMALIZE

validate, formalize, formalise

(verb) declare or make legally valid

formalize, formalise

(verb) make formal or official; “We formalized the appointment and gave him a title”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology

Verb

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

To give something a definite form; to shape.

To give something a formal or official standing.

To act with formality.

Source: Wiktionary

---

Form"al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Formalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Formalizing.]

1. To give form, or a certain form, to; to model. [R.]

2. To render formal.

Form"al*ize, v. i.

Definition: To affect formality. [Obs.] ales.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins