transitive verb. To give a definite form or shape to.

transitive verb. undefined

transitive verb. To make formal.

transitive verb. To give formal standing or endorsement to; make official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedure.

To reduce to form; give a certain form to; model.

To render formal.

To affect formality; become formal.

To use forms, as of statement.

transitive verb. To give form, or a certain form, to; to model.

transitive verb. To render formal.

intransitive verb. To affect formality.

verb. To give something a definite form; to shape.

verb. To give something a formal or official standing.

verb. To act with formality.

verb. make formal or official

verb. declare or make legally valid

"The ability to test theories empirically has been one of the primary arguments in favour of the increasing use of math in economics and the need for methods that, in the minds of their users, "formalize" economic theories and their implications."

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