formalizeverb [ T ]
UK usually formalise uk/ˈfɔː.mə.laɪz/us/ˈfɔːr.mə.laɪz/to make something official or decide to arrange it according to a fixed structure:
These informal gatherings have become increasingly formalized in the last few years.
They offered me the job, but the contract has not been formalized yet.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Accepting & agreeing
- accept
- accredited
- assent
- be ruled by sb idiom
- buy-in
- conclude
- court
- gauntlet
- leap
- listen to reason idiom
- middle ground
- mustn't grumble idiom
- pounce
- reach
- settlement
- signatory
- swallow
- take sb up on sth
- unquestioning
- without a murmur idiom
See more results »