— formalization , n. — formalizer , n.
/fawr"meuh luyz'/ , v.t., formalized, formalizing .
1. to make formal, esp. for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
2. to give a definite form or shape to.
3. to state or restate (the rules or implied rules of a grammar or the like) in symbolic form.
Also, esp. Brit., formalise .
[ 1590-1600; FORMAL 1 + -IZE ]