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to formalize
01
to make something legally valid
Transitive: to formalize sth
Examples
The business partners decided to formalize their agreement by signing a legally binding contract.
02
to make something official, standardized, or recognized by establishing formal procedures or agreements
Transitive: to formalize sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
formalize
3rd person singular
formalizes
Present participle
formalizing
Past simple
formalized
Past participle
formalized
Examples
The company decided to formalize the new policy by issuing a written statement.
Lexical Tree
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