Formalize and Spurn

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Formalize verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

Usage example: the plan has yet to be formalized by the city council

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Spurn is an antonym for formalize.

Spurn verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

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Formalize is an antonym for spurn.

Nearby Words: spur, spurned, spurning

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