formalize
verb
for·mal·ize
ˈfȯr-mə-ˌlīz 
formalized; formalizing
1
: to give a certain or definite form to : shape
2
a
: to make formal
b
: to give formal status or approval to
Examples of formalize in a Sentence
The company has formalized its hiring practices.
Congress formalized the policy by making it law.
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This becomes particularly significant as organizations formalize and invest heavily in GRC frameworks.
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Erika Voss, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
In 2020, Petersen formalized the program, calling it Black Reparations Pricing, and started the Black Reparations Fund, a donation pool.
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Nowhere has that been more evident than in Japan, where the U.S. Cabinet secretaries formalized a major upgrade in military coordination.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2024
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Erika Voss, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
In 2020, Petersen formalized the program, calling it Black Reparations Pricing, and started the Black Reparations Fund, a donation pool.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Nowhere has that been more evident than in Japan, where the U.S. Cabinet secretaries formalized a major upgrade in military coordination.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2024
One solution is to allow AI assistants to formalize requirements.
—Evgeny Grigul, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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formalize
verb
for·mal·ize
ˈfȯr-mə-ˌlīz
formalized; formalizing
1
: to make formal
2
: to give formal rank or approval to
formalizer
noun
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