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formalize
Overview of verb formalize
The verb formalize has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. formalize, formalise -- (make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title")
2. validate, formalize, formalise -- (declare or make legally valid)
Antonyms of verb formalize
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb formalize
2 senses of formalize
Sense 1
formalize, formalise
=> declare, adjudge, hold
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 2
validate, formalize, formalise
=> authorize, authorise, pass, clear
=> permit, allow, let, countenance
=> accept, consent, go for
=> react, respond
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb formalize
2 senses of formalize
Sense 1
formalize, formalise
=> ritualize, ritualise
Sense 2
validate, formalize, formalise
=> sign, ratify
=> co-sign, cosign
=> probate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb formalize
2 senses of formalize
Sense 1
formalize, formalise
=> declare, adjudge, hold
Sense 2
validate, formalize, formalise
=> authorize, authorise, pass, clear
'Cause To' of verb formalize
Derived Forms of verb formalize
2 senses of formalize
Sense 1
formalize, formalise
RELATED TO>(noun) formalization#1
=> formalization, formalisation
Sense 2
validate, formalize, formalise
RELATED TO>(noun) formalization#1
=> formalization, formalisation
Domain of verb formalize
Domain Terms of verb formalize
Familiarity of verb formalize
formalize used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb formalize
2 senses of formalize
Sense 1
formalize, formalise
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
validate, formalize, formalise
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb formalize
2 senses of formalize
Sense 1
formalize, formalise
> declare, adjudge, hold
=> admit, acknowledge
=> superannuate
=> bastardize, bastardise
=> certify
=> call
=> beatify
=> canonize, canonise, saint
=> pronounce, label, judge
=> cancel, strike down
=> formalize, formalise
Sense 2
validate, formalize, formalise
> authorize, authorise, pass, clear
=> approbate
=> certificate
=> approve, O.K., okay, sanction
=> declare
=> license, licence, certify
=> commission
=> validate, formalize, formalise
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb formalize
Sense 1
formalize, formalise
=> declare, adjudge, hold
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Sense 2
validate, formalize, formalise
=> authorize, authorise, pass, clear
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Grep of verb formalize
formalize
Grep of adj formalize
formalized
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