verb
- Make formal or official.
- usage: "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title"
- Declare or make legally valid.
adjective
- Concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art. )
- usage: "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'"
- synonyms: formalistic, formalized
- Given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures.
- synonyms: formalized
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