formalise

Other spellings

• (US) formalize

Word parts

formal + -ise

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /fɔːməlaɪz/

Verb

Plain form formalise

Third-person singular formalises

Past tense formalised

Past participle formalised

Present participle formalising

1. (transitive) If you formalise something, you make it formal.