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finalize

fi·na·lize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fahyn-l-ahyz]
    • /ˈfaɪn lˌaɪz/
    • /ˈfaɪ.nə.laɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fahyn-l-ahyz]
    • /ˈfaɪn lˌaɪz/

Definitions of finalize word

  • verb with object finalize to put into final form; complete all the details of. 1
  • verb without object finalize to complete an agreement; conclude negotiations: We should finalize by the end of the week. 1
  • noun finalize See -ize.   1
  • noun finalize Complete (a transaction, esp. in commerce or diplomacy) after discussion of the terms. 1
  • abbreviation FINALIZE finish 1
  • transitive verb finalize conclude, agree 1

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Origin of finalize

First appearance:

before 1920
One of the 12% newest English words
First recorded in 1920-25; final + -ize

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Parts of speech for Finalize

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

finalize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for finalize

verb finalize

  • conclude — If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
  • wrap up — something to be wrapped about the person, especially in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater: an evening wrap.
  • settle — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
  • decide — If you decide to do something, you choose to do it, usually after you have thought carefully about the other possibilities.
  • work out — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.

Antonyms for finalize

verb finalize

  • unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
  • begin — To begin to do something means to start doing it.
  • introduce — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
  • start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
  • open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.

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