formalize

Other spellings

• (UK) formalise

Word parts

formal + -ize

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /fɔːməlaɪz/

Verb

Plain form formalize

Third-person singular formalizes

Past tense formalized

Past participle formalized

Present participle formalizing

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