Formalize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make formal or official

declare or make legally valid

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹməlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːməlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːməlˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹməlˌaɪz/.

Examples

We formalized the appointment and gave him a title

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

formalise validate

Antonyms

invalidate

Parts of Speech

verb	make formal or official “We formalized the appointment and gave him a title”
verb	declare or make legally valid

Word Forms

formalization	noun	the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions)
formalisation	noun	the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

formalisieren

formell oder offiziell machen

🇫🇷French

formaliser

rendre formel ou officiel

🇪🇸Spanish

formalizar

hacer formal u oficial

🇮🇹Italian

formalizzare

rendere formale o ufficiale

🇳🇱Dutch

formaliseren

formeel of officieel maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

formalizar

tornar formal ou oficial

🇷🇺Russian

формализовать

сделать формальным или официальным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सजाना

औपचारिक या आधिकारिक बनाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

আনুষ্ঠানিক করা

আনুষ্ঠানিক বা অফিসিয়াল করা

🇮🇳Tamil

முறைப்படுத்து

முறையான அல்லது அதிகாரப்பூர்வமானதாக ஆக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

అధికారికం

అధికారికంగా లేదా అధికారికంగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

औपचारिक करणे

औपचारिक किंवा अधिकृत करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઔપચારિક બનાવવું

ઔપચારિક અથવા સત્તાવાર બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಔಪಚಾರಿಕಗೊಳಿಸು

ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಅಧಿಕೃತಗೊಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഔപചാരികമാക്കുക

ഔപചാരികമോ ഔദ്യോഗികമോ ആക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਸਮੀ ਕਰਨਾ

ਰਸਮੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

رسمی بنانا

رسمی یا سرکاری بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

形式化

使正式或正式

🇯🇵Japanese

形式化する

公式または公式にする

🇰🇷Korean

공식화하다

공식적으로 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chính thức hóa

làm chính thức hoặc chính thức

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นทางการ

ทำให้เป็นทางการหรือเป็นทางการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memformalkan

buat formal atau resmi

🇵🇭Filipino

gawing pormal

gawing pormal o opisyal

🇲🇾Malay

rasmikan

buat rasmi atau rasmi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إضفاء الطابع الرسمي

جعل رسمية أو رسمية

🇮🇷Persian

رسمی کردن

رسمی یا رسمی کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

resmileştirmek

resmi veya resmi hale getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

למסד

לעשות רשמי או רשמי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'formalize'?

The primary meaning of 'formalize' is 'make formal or official'.

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Using 'formalize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'formalize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'formalize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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