Definition of Officialize

1. Verb. Make official. "We officialized our relationship"

Exact synonyms: Officialise
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify

Definition of Officialize

1. Verb. (transitive) To make official. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Officialize

official formula
official immunity
officialdom
officialdoms
officialese
officialeses
officialisation
officialise
officialised
officialising
officialism
officialisms
officialities
officiality
officialization
officialize (current term)
officialized
officializes
officializing
officially
officials
officialties
officialty
officiant
officiants
officiaries
officiary
officiate
officiated
officiates

Literary usage of Officialize

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Contemporary Review (1878)
"My own belief is that the fault of this, too, lies with the Latin clergy, in their craving to officialize everything, and to keep the reins of power in ..."

2. Authors' & Printers' Dictionary: A Guide for Authors, Editors, Printers by Frederick Howard Collins (1912)
"... envelopes, 8'/4 X 38/4 in., to take foolscap folded in four. officialize*, not -ise. officiating, ..."

3. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1910)
"This movement to officialize Tulane University led to an investigation of its management of the state aid already given to it. It was discovered that it had ..."

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