formalize

v. make official, make formal; make legally valid; affect formality; give a shape or form to, model (also formalise)

Verb
1. make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title"
(synonym) formalise
(hypernym) declare, adjudge, hold
(hyponym) ritualize, ritualise
(derivation) formalization, formalisation
2. declare or make legally valid
(synonym) validate, formalise
(hypernym) authorize, authorise, pass, clear
(hyponym) sign, ratify
(derivation) formalization, formalisation

v. formalize, make formal

(v. t.)
To render formal.
  

(v. t.)
To give form, or a certain form, to; to model.
  

(v. i.)
To affect formality.
  

Synonyms and related words:
agree on terms, block out, carve, cast, celebrate, chisel, codify, conventionalize, create, cut, dignify, efform, fashion, figure, fix, forge, form, found, frame, hew, knead, knock out, lay out, lick into shape, mint, model, mold, normalize, observe, regularize, ritualize, rough out, roughcast, roughhew, sculpt, sculpture, seal, set, shake hands, shape, sign, solemnize, stamp, standardize, strike a bargain, stylize, tailor, thermoform, work