Officialize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make official. transitive
  2. 2
    make official wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
officialise

Example

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"It would have been interesting if the Philippines had instead opted to officialize Chabacano, instead of Tagalog, as Papua New Guinea had officialized Tok Pisin, an English-based creole. Chabacano (Chavacano) is Philippine Creole Spanish."

Etymology

From official + -ize.

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