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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
formalise .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures
- adjective concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art)
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Examples
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No agenda for this meeting was ever formalised, which is hardly surprising, but its purpose was twofold.
Barbarossa Clark, Alan 1965
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KNOWLEDGE ARCHIVE "The origins of Sunderland's Black Cats nickname makes me wonder if there are any other clubs with a similarly official nickname that resulted from some kind of formalised poll," wondered Mark Goodge in 2009.
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If it had been done, we'd have ended up with all sorts of 'formalised' heterdox theology.
Irish cathedral to ban the use of secular songs in ceremonies 2009
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By early 2010, Rockwood "formalised" a list of about 15 specific targets, which may have included US soldiers.
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Under the total captaincy model, this could be formalised, with 11 men wearing armbands.
Cowell can find man to captain England – if Anfield cat lacks X Factor | Marina Hyde 2012
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One senior BBC insider said there is growing unease among executives about the likely reaction of staff to some of the cuts once they are formalised.
Failing to defend BBC's independence would make me a moron – Lord Patten 2011
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Lives are short; the landscape is ruined; what's left of science, religion and culture has become formalised puppet show and nursery rhyme.
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But Murphy will reject the idea of a formalised European defence policy signed off in Brussels, and suggest security planning should be done on an ad-hoc basis through Nato.
Labour: UK should integrate key defence decisions with Europe 2011
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Since the 1990s, residency and building has been formalised to an extent: new construction requires consent by signature from neighbours.
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I have not heard of it before, is it a formalised concept?
Equality and the Liberal Democrats… « My Liberal Democrat Political Ramblings… 2009
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