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• v  make formal or official
  We formalized the appointment and gave him a title
• v  declare or make legally valid

• So, compounding the error, the Administration decided to formalize its accidental policy and apply it to men as well as women.
• The prime minister is now due to meet with the president to formalize the dissolution of the current government.
• The junta's idea of lenience an 18-month sentence is long enough to keep Suu Kyi in custody during a 2010 election which will formalize the military's grip on power, but .

• formalise
• validate

• invalidate

News & Articles

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• GridSmartCity® Utility Partners Formalize the Establishment of a Cooperative
  GridSmartCity® Utility Partners Formalize the Establishment of a Cooperative
  June 18, 2013 - CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Bernie Ecclestone in CNN International
  I said I wouldn't formalize a contract until after the elections because I didn't know who I would be signing it with,Ecclestone told Catalonia television on Friday.
• Hashim Thaci in International Herald Tribune
  The No. 1 commitment of this government and of all Kosovo citizens is to formalize Kosovo as an independent, democratic state,said Thaci, the prime minister-designate.
• Tim Kaine in USA Today
  Details will remain confidential as the parties move forward to finalize and formalize their agreement,Kaine said in the statement.