Authorize and Formalize

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Authorize verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

Usage example: a system for sound reproduction that has been authorized as meeting the electronic industry's highest standards

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Formalize and authorize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Formalize" instead a verb "Authorize".

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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Authorize and formalize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authorize" instead a verb "Formalize".

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