formalised

Thân thiện

The committee formalised the agreement with a signed document.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures: Refers to something that has been made official, validated, or given a formal status through established rules or processes.
   • Concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art): Describes something that strictly follows established, often ceremonial or stylistic, conventions.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The agreement was formalised with the signing of the contract. (The agreement was made official by signing the contract.)
  • The process for approving new members has been formalised to ensure fairness. (The process has been made official and standard.)
  • Highly formalised rituals are central to that ceremony. (The ceremony is characterized by strict adherence to ritual forms.)

Advanced Usage

• Institutional Context: Often used to describe the process of making rules, agreements, or procedures official within organizations, governments, or legal systems.
  • The company's grievance policy was formalised last year.
• In Arts and Culture: Used to describe artistic works or practices that emphasize strict structure and convention over spontaneity.
  • The critic praised the formalised beauty of the classical dance.

Variants and Related Words

• Formalize (verb): To make something official or to give it a formal structure.
  • They plan to formalize the partnership next month.
• Formalisation (noun): The act or process of making something formal.
  • The formalisation of the treaty took several months.
• Formal (adjective): Following or according with established form, custom, or rule.

Synonyms

• Standardized: Brought into conformity with a standard.
• Codified: Organized into a systematic code or system.
• Ritualized: Made into a ritual; following a prescribed ceremony.
• Officialized: Made official.

Antonyms

• Informal: Not formal; casual.
• Unofficial: Not officially authorized or confirmed.
• Spontaneous: Performed or occurring as a result of a sudden impulse.

Related Phrases

• To become formalised: Describes the process by which something acquires formal status.
  • Over time, the informal arrangement became formalised into company policy.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures
2. concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art)
   • highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'

Từ đồng nghĩa

• formalized
• formalistic