Added 10 October 2026 formalization noun Categories: ActionsRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about formalization at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions). Related Words: formalisationformalstandardizationregularisationregularizationsystematizationsystematizecodificationstructuringinstitutionalisationinstitutionalizationestablishment Back to today's word