formalize
verb
for·mal·ize
ˈfȯr-mə-ˌlīz 
formalized; formalizing
1
: to give a certain or definite form to : shape
2
a
: to make formal
b
: to give formal status or approval to
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The company has formalized its hiring practices.
Congress formalized the policy by making it law.
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Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The agreement attempted to formalize this exchange through the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing System.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 19 May 2025
In following years, though, Salazar Tingey has worried about Cal’s performance stagnating and considered formalizing his accommodations through a 504 plan.
—Maria Benevento, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2025
That served as a reminder of the reason the main nuclear powers have long acted to limit these weapons’ spread, a consensus formalized in a 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty signed by more than 190 countries.
—Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 15 May 2025
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“Formalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/formalize. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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formalize
verb
for·mal·ize
ˈfȯr-mə-ˌlīz
formalized; formalizing
1
: to make formal
2
: to give formal rank or approval to
formalizer
noun
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