formalized

Thân thiện

The committee formalized the new policy with a signed document.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures: Describes something that has been made official, valid, or legitimate through established rules, ceremonies, or documentation.
   • Concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art): Describes an activity, process, or work that strictly follows established conventions, structures, or rituals.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The agreement was formalized with a signed contract. (The agreement was made official through the act of signing.)
  • Their marriage was formalized in a civil ceremony. (Their marital status was made legitimate by a legal procedure.)
  • The process for submitting complaints has been formalized. (The complaint procedure has been given an official, standard structure.)

Advanced Usage

• In academic or technical contexts: Often used to describe the process of creating a strict, systematic representation of rules or knowledge.
  • The theory was formalized into a set of mathematical axioms. (The theory was expressed in a precise, official system of mathematical rules.)

Variants and Related Words

• Formalize (verb): To make something formal or official.
  • They plan to formalize the partnership next month.
• Formalization (noun): The act or process of making something formal.
  • The formalization of the treaty took several months.
• Formal (adjective): Following established rules, customs, or conventions. (This is the root word from which "formalized" is derived.)

Synonyms

• Officialized: Made official.
• Standardized: Brought into conformity with a standard.
• Codified: Arranged into a systematic code or set of rules.
• Ritualized: Made into a ritual; following a prescribed form.

Antonyms

• Informal: Not formal; without ceremony or official status.
• Unofficial: Not officially authorized or confirmed.
• Spontaneous: Performed or occurring as a result of a sudden impulse without premeditation.

Related Phrases

• Formalized procedure: An official, documented way of doing something.
  • All hiring must follow the formalized procedure.
• Formalized structure: An organization or system with clearly defined, official rules.
  • The club adopted a more formalized structure with elected officers.

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

• formalised
• formalistic