formalized
fawr muh lahyzd
- v make formal or official
We formalized the appointment and gave him a title - v declare or make legally valid
- a concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art)
highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot' - s given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures
- Youngblood went there, wandered around for a few days, but the order was never formalized.
- When the countries finally formalized ties, they excluded mention of the islands from the treatyan act of expediency that continues to haunt them.
- Derived from the elaborate 16th century rituals of the Japanese tea ceremony, kaiseki has evolved into a highly formalized meal that celebrates the seasons by using only fresh .