overformalize
məˌlaɪz verb (used with object), for·mal·ized, for·mal·iz·ing.
1.
to make formal, especially for the sake of official or authorized acceptance: to formalize an understanding by drawing up a legal contract.
2.
to give a definite form or shape to.
3.
to state or restate (the rules or implied rules of a grammar or the like) in symbolic form.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to be or make formal |
| 2. | (tr) to make official or valid |
| 3. | (tr) to give a definite shape or form to |
| 4. | logic to extract the logical form of (an expression), to express in the symbols of some formal system |
| formalise or formalise | |
| —vb | |
| formali'zation or formalise | |
| —n | |
| formali'sation or formalise | |
| —n | |
| 'formalizer or formalise | |
| —n | |
| 'formaliser or formalise | |
| —n | |
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