Formalize

['fɔːm(ə)laɪz] or ['fɔrməlaɪz]

(verb.) make formal or official; 'We formalized the appointment and gave him a title'.

Editor: Thea--From WordNet

(v. t.) To give form, or a certain form, to; to model.

(v. t.) To render formal.

(v. i.) To affect formality.

Typed by Arthur