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Verb formalize has 2 senses
  1. formalize, formalise - make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title"
    --1 is one way to declare, adjudge, hold
    Derived form: noun formalization1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. validate, formalize, formalise - declare or make legally valid
    --2 is one way to authorize, authorise, pass, clear
    Derived form: noun formalization1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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