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finalize
[ fahyn-l-ahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to put into final form; complete all the details of.
verb (used without object)
- to complete an agreement; conclude negotiations:
We should finalize by the end of the week.
finalize
/ ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪz /
verb
- tr to put into final form; settle
to finalize plans for the merger
- intr to complete arrangements or negotiations; reach agreement on a transaction
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Derived Forms
- ˌfinaliˈzation, noun
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Other Words From
- fina·li·zation noun
- fina·lizer noun
- un·fina·lized adjective
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Example Sentences
She sought to finalize and formalize the split by filing for divorce in Brooklyn.
Several friends of the couple point out that after more than a year and a half, Shriver has yet to finalize her divorce.
The DSM V committee will not finalize its new diagnostic criteria until December.
“The idea is that this can help the process,” by which the DSM task force will finalize its criteria, McPartland said.
They were simply waiting for her to begin menstruating to finalize the ceremony and consummate the marriage.
"Sometimes I wonder why men ever finalize their status with women," Kennon murmured.
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