We need to formalize our plans for the gala.
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Formalize
//ˈfɔɹ.məlaɪːz//
Synonyms for "formalize" (57 found)
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Related words (28)
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5 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- офо́рмям verb (to give something a definite form)
- формализирам verb (to give something formal or official standing)
- формализирам се verb (to act with formality)
Catalan
2 entries- formalitzar verb (to give something a definite form)
- formalitzar verb (to give something formal or official standing)
Danish
2 entries- formalisere verb (to give something formal or official standing)
- formgive verb (to give something a definite form)
Esperanto
2 entries- formaligi verb (to give something formal or official standing)
- formi verb (to give something a definite form)
Finnish
4 entries- formaalistaa verb (to give something formal or official standing)
- formalisoida verb (to give something a definite form)
- muodollistaa verb (to give something a definite form)
- muodollistaa verb (to give something formal or official standing)
French
1 entries- formaliser verb (to give something a definite form)
Galician
2 entries- formalizar verb (to give something a definite form)
- formalizar verb (to give something formal or official standing)
Kazakh
1 entries- ресмилендіру verb (to give something formal or official standing)
Portuguese
2 entries- formalizar verb (to give something a definite form)
- formalizar verb (to give something formal or official standing)
Spanish
3 entries- formalizar verb (to give something a definite form)
- formalizar verb (to give something formal or official standing)
- formalizar verb (to act with formality)
Swedish
1 entries- formalisera verb (to give something formal or official standing)
Ukrainian
1 entries- формалізува́ти verb (to give something a definite form)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Spend a few days getting familiar with the project, and if you want to keep working on it, we'll formalize the arrangement.
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Taiwan knows very well that it can't formalize its independence.
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Taiwan will never be able to formalize its independence.
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