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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The two cities formalized their partnership in 1984 after seeing similarities with each other, and delegations from both cities have over the past 40 years visited each other on several occasions.
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024
So the prospect of holding a member state to the AOA decades before the AOA was essentially formalized did not seem like a realistic possibility, but everyone was wrong.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
This past March, the government and Libera signed a memorandum of understanding that formalizes their partnership, though the Bishops’ Conference of Italy will continue to cover the group’s bills.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
It was formalized as a unisex seasonal offering from spring 2017, mainly in Japan.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 9 Sep. 2024
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Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 6 Oct. 2024
So the prospect of holding a member state to the AOA decades before the AOA was essentially formalized did not seem like a realistic possibility, but everyone was wrong.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
This past March, the government and Libera signed a memorandum of understanding that formalizes their partnership, though the Bishops’ Conference of Italy will continue to cover the group’s bills.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
It was formalized as a unisex seasonal offering from spring 2017, mainly in Japan.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 9 Sep. 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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