D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Formalize

/(fôrm"al*īz)/ · Form·al·ize · IPA /ˈfɔɹ.məlaɪːz/
01 v. t. To give form, or a certain form, to; to model.
imp. & p. p. Formalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Formalizing
  1. 1.
    To give form, or a certain form, to; to model.[R.]
  2. 2.
    To render formal.
02 v. i. To affect formality.
  1. 1.
    To affect formality.[Obs.]