De-formalize

de·for·mal·ize

[dee-fawr-muh-lahyz]
verb (used with object), de·for·mal·ized, de·for·mal·iz·ing.
to make less formal; reduce the strictness, preciseness, etc., of.
Also, especially British, de·for·mal·ise.


Origin:
1875–80; de- + formalize

de·for·mal·i·za·tion, noun
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