formalizar

/foɾmaliˈsaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
formalizo
preterite (yo)
formalicé
past participle
formalizado

Meaning

  1. to formalise

    • Formalizaron el contrato.

      They formalised the contract.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

protocolizar

protocolizar is more specifically legal, to notarize or register something formally; formalizar is more general.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

formalizar

formalizar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to formalise."

Practice

1 What does formalizar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches formalizar?

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