Formalize /(fôrm"al*īz)/

Form·al·ize

Formalize

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Formalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Formalizing

  1. To give form, or a certain form, to; to model. [R.]
  2. To render formal.

Formalize

v. i.
  1. To affect formality. [Obs.]