Verb: formalize 'for-mu,lIz
- Make formal or official
"We formalized the appointment and gave him a title";
- formalise [Brit]
- Declare or make legally valid
"They formalized their partnership with a written agreement";
- validate, formalise [Brit]
Derived forms: formalized, formalizes, formalizing
Type of: adjudge, authorise [Brit], authorize, clear, declare, hold, pass