formalize
verb
for·mal·ize
ˈfȯr-mə-ˌlīz 
formalized; formalizing
1
: to give a certain or definite form to : shape
2
a
: to make formal
b
: to give formal status or approval to
Examples of formalize in a Sentence
The company has formalized its hiring practices.
Congress formalized the policy by making it law.
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Further details will be disclosed by the company and individual parks as plans are formalized, according to the news release.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
That’s new and different and needs to be formalized to sustain the effort for the long term.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Former President and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev even suggested in August 2023 that the Kremlin could formalize its occupation of the separatist Georgian provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in response to Tbilisi's NATO membership ambitions.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
All of this might have remained in the realm of intellectual exploit had Tanton not begun to formalize and evangelize his beliefs.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
That’s new and different and needs to be formalized to sustain the effort for the long term.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Former President and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev even suggested in August 2023 that the Kremlin could formalize its occupation of the separatist Georgian provinces of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in response to Tbilisi's NATO membership ambitions.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
All of this might have remained in the realm of intellectual exploit had Tanton not begun to formalize and evangelize his beliefs.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Formalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/formalize. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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formalize
verb
for·mal·ize
ˈfȯr-mə-ˌlīz
formalized; formalizing
1
: to make formal
2
: to give formal rank or approval to
formalizer
noun
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