(BrE also formalise) verb [VN] (written)
1 to make an arrangement, a plan or a relationship official:
They decided to formalize their relationship by getting married.
2 to give sth a fixed structure or form by introducing rules:
The college has a highly formalized system of assessment.
formalization, formalisation noun [U]
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