Verb
declare or make legally valid
make formal or official
Source: WordNetAre not the gays who seek the right to marry, to formalise their commitment to each other, holding up a mirror to heterosexuals who are marrying less frequently and divorcing more often? Malcolm Turnbull
We formalized the appointment and gave him a title Source: Internet
ATTAC aims to formalise the possibility of an alternative to the neoliberal society that is currently required of globalisation. Source: Internet
“As you can see the presence of academic institutions whom will jointly research in many areas that we are already doing, will just formalise and have a document as a guide to what we are doing,” Haruna added. Source: Internet
A committee convened by the Sinn Féin Ard Chomhairle met in Dublin on Saturday, 24 February, to formalise the party's strategy and campaign in relation to the Treaty of Nice. Source: Internet
The Congress-led United Democratic Front government constituted a six-member Devaswom Recruitment Board through an ordinance in 2014, and an Act was passed in 2015 to formalise it. Source: Internet