Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
FORMALIZES
Verb
formalizes
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formalize
Source: Wiktionary
FORMALIZE
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
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