French word

officialiser

Pronunciation

IPA/ofisjalize/

Meaning

  • verbmake official

Example

Nous devons officialiser l'accord demain.

We need to make the agreement official tomorrow.

Illustration for officialiser (make official)

More examples

Ils ont décidé d'officialiser leur relation.

They decided to make their relationship official.

Core concept

An informal arrangement receiving public or legal status through an institutional act.

Common phrases

  • officialiser un accord

    formalize an agreement

  • officialiser une relation

    make a relationship official

  • officialiser une décision

    formalize a decision

Similar words

annoncer: To inform a wide audience about information or an event in speech or writing.
confirmer: To confirm that known information or a prior agreement is accurate and accepted.
publier: To make a document or piece of information officially available to the public.
valider: To judge a procedure or result sound and grant it approval.

Definition in French

Rendre quelque chose officiel par une décision administrative, une loi ou une publication publique.

Word origin

The verb officialiser derives from the adjective officiel by adding the French verb-forming suffix -iser; officiel ultimately comes from Latin officialis.

Usage tips

  • Officialiser normally takes a direct object, as in officialiser l'accord, rather than a prepositional object.

Other meanings

  • make publicverb

Opposites

  • désofficialisermake unofficialverb

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