FORMALISING Synonyms

• indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen

• serving to support or corroborate

• implying sanction or serving to sanction

• serving to support or corroborate

• establish the authenticity of something

• grant authorization or clearance for

• give or delegate power or authority to

• provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

• guarantee payment on; of checks

• authorize officially

• guarantee as meeting a certain standard

• declare legally insane

• order by virtue of superior authority; decree

• act out; represent or perform as if in a play

• be behind; approve of

• give support or one's approval to

• guarantee as meeting a certain standard

• sign as evidence of legal transfer

• set up or found

• set up or lay the groundwork for

• establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

• institute, enact, or establish

• bring about

• place

• build or establish something abstract

• use as a basis for; found on

• instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end

• apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design

• ensure observance of laws and rules

• pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue

• make legal

• make legal

• become normal or return to its normal state

• make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard

• bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling

• approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation

• cause to conform to standard or norm

• evaluate by comparing with a standard

• a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts

• a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price

• formal and explicit approval

• a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

• provide adequate grounds to justify (a certain course of action)

• stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of

• make formal or official

• declare or make legally valid

• declare or make legally valid

• prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something

• give evidence for

• make valid or confirm the validity of