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formalize
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
formalize verb
formalizes; formalized; formalizing
formalize
verb
formalizes; formalized; formalizing
Learner's definition of FORMALIZE
[+ object]
: to make (something) formal : to give proper or official form to (something)使正式化；使正规化
- The company has formalized its hiring practices.这家公司把员工招聘程序正规化了。
- Congress formalized the policy by making it law.国会通过立法使这项政策正式确定下来。
Synonyms
Example Sentences
The company has formalized its hiring practices. Congress formalized the policy by making it law.
Recent Examples on the Web The union bid comes amid a broader push to formalize and bring job protections to a historically marginalized and little-regulated industry. 
Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 The Biden administration has for months sought to formalize security and economic deals between Saudi Arabia and Israel, in a bid to set the stage for a normalization deal between the two countries. Kyle Blaine And Eliza Mackintosh, CNN, 15 July 2022 Greek Cypriots reject any deal that would formalize the island's partition. Menelaos Hadjicostis, ajc, 8 July 2022 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said lawmakers would pass legislation to formalize the trade downgrade. Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2022 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said lawmakers would pass legislation to formalize the trade downgrade. Josh Boak And Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2022 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign and will formalize his decision in a public announcement on Thursday, The Associated Press reports, citing an official in his Downing Street office. Peter Weber, The Week, 7 July 2022 To some Swedes, joining NATO would only formalize the reality that Sweden for decades has become more closely intertwined with NATO and has cooperated on defense matters in the EU. Sune Engel Rasmussen, WSJ, 22 May 2022 The decree issued Thursday appeared to formalize the restrictions placed on Hamzah’s movements. Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 19 May 2022 See More
Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022 The Biden administration has for months sought to formalize security and economic deals between Saudi Arabia and Israel, in a bid to set the stage for a normalization deal between the two countries. Kyle Blaine And Eliza Mackintosh, CNN, 15 July 2022 Greek Cypriots reject any deal that would formalize the island's partition. Menelaos Hadjicostis, ajc, 8 July 2022 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said lawmakers would pass legislation to formalize the trade downgrade. Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2022 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said lawmakers would pass legislation to formalize the trade downgrade. Josh Boak And Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2022 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has agreed to resign and will formalize his decision in a public announcement on Thursday, The Associated Press reports, citing an official in his Downing Street office. Peter Weber, The Week, 7 July 2022 To some Swedes, joining NATO would only formalize the reality that Sweden for decades has become more closely intertwined with NATO and has cooperated on defense matters in the EU. Sune Engel Rasmussen, WSJ, 22 May 2022 The decree issued Thursday appeared to formalize the restrictions placed on Hamzah’s movements. Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 19 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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