The Collaborative International Dictionary
formalized \formalized\ adj.
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concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms, especially in religion or art; using formalism; as, highly formalized plays like "Waiting for Godot".
Syn: formalistic.
given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures. official (vs. unofficial)
--- (having official authority or sanction: "official permission"; "an official representative")
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: formalize)
WordNet
adj. concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art); "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'" [syn: formalistic, formalised]
given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures [syn: formalised]
Usage examples of "formalized".
In particular, epidemiology, the science of drawing inferences about human diseases by comparing groups of people (often by retrospective historical studies), has for a long time successfully employed formalized procedures for dealing with problems similar to those facing historians of human societies.
He made formalized gestures asking Ursus for assistance, then cleared his mind of all thoughts except for the babies who needed to know their totems.
The Mog-ur made a series of formalized gestures invoking the protection of the Spirit that still hovered near them.
Though the outward form was conventional, the fervor and conviction and ineffable sorrow of the great holy man imbued the formalized gestures with significance far beyond mere form.
Internal conflict resolution within states has become increasingly formalized by laws, a judiciary, and police.
Anything, which can be coped with, can be formalized, and anything, which can be formalized, can be taxed.