"finalize" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈfaɪ.nə.laɪz/ Audio: en-us-finalize.ogg [US] Forms: finalizes [present, singular, third-person], finalizing [participle, present], finalized [participle, past], finalized [past]
Etymology: From final + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|final|ize}} final + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} finalize (third-person singular simple present finalizes, present participle finalizing, simple past and past participle finalized)
  1. (transitive) To make final or firm; to finish or complete. Tags: transitive Translations (to make final or firm; to finish or complete): أَنْهَى (ʔanhā) (Arabic), довъ́ршвам (dovǎ́ršvam) (Bulgarian), приклю́чвам (prikljúčvam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), приклю́ча (prikljúča) [perfective] (Bulgarian), dokončit (Czech), viimeistellä (Finnish), achever (French), finir (French), finaliser (French), véglegesít (Hungarian), végső formába önt (Hungarian), finire (Italian), finalizzare (Italian), concludere (Italian), привршува (privršuva) [imperfective] (Macedonian), приврши (privrši) [perfective] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-finalize-en-verb-y3hI3Rb2 Disambiguation of 'to make final or firm; to finish or complete': 98 2
  2. (transitive, computing, programming) To prepare (an object) for garbage collection by calling its finalizer. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing, Programming Synonyms (non-Oxford British standard spelling): finalise
    Sense id: en-finalize-en-verb-mlbu5KEs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 29 71 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences Disambiguation of 'non-Oxford British standard spelling': 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: engross (english: of a document) Derived forms: finalizer, unfinalized

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