finalized; finalizing
Definition of finalize
1
: to put in final or finished form
soon my conclusion will be finalized— D. D. Eisenhower
2
: to give final approval to
finalizing the papers prepared … by his staff — Newsweek
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The first known use of finalize was in 1875
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