deformalize

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dē fôr′mə līz′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
de•for•mal•ize  (dē fôr′mə līz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 
  1. to make less formal;
    reduce the strictness, preciseness, etc., of.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] de•for′mal•ise′. 
  • de- + formalize 1875–80
de•for′mal•i•za′tion, n. 

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