Synonyms for formalize
ˈfɔr məˌlaɪzfor·mal·ize

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1. formalize, formaliseverb

   make formal or official

   "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title"

   Synonyms:
   formalise, validate

2. validate, formalize, formaliseverb

   declare or make legally valid

   Synonyms:
   formalise, validate, corroborate

Matched Categories

1. • Authorize
   • Declare

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1. List of paraphrases for "formalize":

   formalise, formalized, institutionalize, regularize, formalization, codify

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How to use formalize in a sentence?

1. Gregorio Catapang:

   If we formalize (now) and they start putting up structures and it’s not constitutional, they will have to destroy those structures.

2. Ben Cloutier:

   We are working with the New Mexico Department of Health and the courts to better communicate with these individuals the processes they can use to legally change their names or formalize their name change – while causing the least inconvenience to customers.

3. Amnon Shashua:

   When you look at driving laws, they are comprehensive but not formally defined, we would like to formalize these things in advance to allow machines not to get into dangerous situations to begin with.

4. Sajad Jiyad:

   They realize that now is the time ... to get the respect that they should have from the politicians and formalize their relations with the state, get their funding sources sorted, get their paperwork in order, take care of their guys, their injured.

5. Josefina Vidal:

   In our view it's not necessary to put it all in one package because if, for example, in a few weeks we receive some satisfactory notification in regards to the matter of Cuba's removal from the terrorist list, I think we will be ready to then begin talking about how to formalize the re-establishing of relations.