"formalise" meaning in English

See formalise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: formalises [present, singular, third-person], formalising [participle, present], formalised [participle, past], formalised [past]
Etymology: formal + -ise Etymology templates: {{suf|en|formal|ise}} formal + -ise Head templates: {{en-verb}} formalise (third-person singular simple present formalises, present participle formalising, simple past and past participle formalised)
  1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of formalize Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: formalize
    Sense id: en-formalise-en-verb-szRe6v5J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ise

Inflected forms

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