formalize (English, verb)
expansion: formalize (third-person singular simple present formalizes, present participle formalizing, simple past and past participle formalized)
Senses:
glosses: To give something a definite form; to shape.
tags: transitive
glosses: To develop into a definite form.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To give something a formal or official standing.
glosses: To act with formality.
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: To rigorously prove a mathematical result.
Forms:
form: formalizes
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: formalizing
tags: participle
present
form: formalized
tags: participle
past
form: formalized
tags: past
form: formalise
tags: alternative