1.  formalize(v = verb.social) formalise - make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title"
is one way to adjudge, declare, hold
Derived form noun formalization₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

2.  formalize(v = verb.social) formalise, validate - declare or make legally valid;
is one way to authorise, authorize, clear, pass
Derived form noun formalization₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

1.  To give form, or a certain form, to; to model. [1913 Webster]

2.  To render formal. [1913 Webster]

   To affect formality. ales. [1913 Webster]

formalize, v.tr. (also -ise)
1 give definite shape or legal formality to.
2 make ceremonious, precise, or rigid; imbue with formalism.

Derivative:
formalization n.