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formalize

verb
/ˈfɔɹ.məlaɪːz/US/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mə.laɪz/UK

Etymology

From formal + -ize.

  1. derived from fōrmālis
  2. derived from formel
  3. inherited from formel
  4. suffixed as formalize — “formal + ize”

Definitions

  1. To give something a definite form

    To give something a definite form; to shape.

  2. To develop into a definite form.

    • We have more fun and exciting fundraisers planned, and we're trying to carefully budget them so they don't cut into your life savings. As they formalize, we'll widely publicize these events.

  3. To give something a formal or official standing.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To act with formality.

    2. To rigorously prove a mathematical result.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at formalize. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at formalize. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at formalize

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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