"formalize" meaning in English

See formalize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ).mə.laɪz/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-formalize.wav Forms: formalizes [present, singular, third-person], formalizing [participle, present], formalized [participle, past], formalized [past]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)məlaɪz Etymology: From formal + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|formal|ize}} formal + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} formalize (third-person singular simple present formalizes, present participle formalizing, simple past and past participle formalized)
  1. To give something a definite form; to shape. Translations (to give something a definite form): оформям (oformjam) (Bulgarian), formalitzar (Catalan), formgive (Danish), formi (Esperanto), muotoilla (Finnish), formalisoida (Finnish), formalizar (Spanish), формалізува́ти (formalizuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-formalize-en-verb-G3~oSej7 Disambiguation of 'to give something a definite form': 84 15 0 1
  2. To give something a formal or official standing. Translations (to give something formal or official standing): формализирам (formaliziram) (Bulgarian), formalitzar (Catalan), formalisere (Danish), formaligi (Esperanto), vahvistaa (Finnish), virallistaa (Finnish), formaalistaa (Finnish), ресмилендіру (resmilendıru) (Kazakh), formalizar (Spanish), formalisera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-formalize-en-verb-3fGuWgSx Disambiguation of 'to give something formal or official standing': 13 82 1 4
  3. To act with formality. Translations (to act with formality): формализирам се (formaliziram se) (Bulgarian), toimia muodollisesti (Finnish), formalizar [pronominal] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-formalize-en-verb-wbxYqJ~j Disambiguation of 'to act with formality': 0 1 98 0
  4. (mathematics) To rigorously prove a mathematical result. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-formalize-en-verb-~gYH64K0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 27 5 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 13 24 14 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 13 11 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 18 8 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 12 9 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 11 22 9 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 18 10 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 8 13 7 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 10 17 11 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 19 11 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 12 21 10 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 14 10 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 19 10 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 12 19 11 58 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: formalise Derived forms: formalizable

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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