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finalize

verb
/ˈfaɪ.nə.laɪz/

Etymology

From final + -ize.

  1. derived from fīnālis — “of or relating to the end or to boundaries”
  2. derived from final
  3. inherited from final
  4. suffixed as finalize — “final + ize”

Definitions

  1. To make final or firm

    To make final or firm; to finish or complete.

    • As soon as we get the plane tickets, we'll finalize our reservations with the hotel.

  2. To prepare (an object) for garbage collection by calling its finalizer.

The neighborhood

Derived

finalizable, finalizer, unfinalized

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for finalize. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA