finalize

tr.v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.
To put into final form; complete or conclude: "They have jointly agreed ... to drop all litigation when the merger is finalized" (Springfield MA Union-News).

finalization fi'nal·i·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
finalizer fi'nal·iz'er n.

USAGE NOTE   Once considered objectionable because of its association with the language of bureaucracy, finalize is steadily gaining acceptance. In the late 1960s, 90 percent of the Usage Panel found the example finalize plans for a class reunion unacceptable; in the late 1980s, 71 percent disapproved. By 1997, only 28 percent of the Usage Panel found it unacceptable in the sentence We will send you more information once we finalize plans for the reunion. Although substitutes for finalize can be found among complete, conclude, make final, and put into final form, none of these is an exact synonym. This may be why resistance to finalize is eroding. See Usage Notes at prioritize.

Writing the table of contents (TOC) on a recordable CD or DVD disc. The finalization process ensures that the disc can be played back on most CD and DVD players. See disc-at-once.

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v

Definition: finish, complete action
Antonyms: begin, introduce, open, start

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
  Synonyms: finalise, settle, nail down

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afgøre, træffe endelig beslutning om, færdiggøre

Nederlands (Dutch)
laatste details uitwerken (contract etc.), afwerken, definitieve toestemming geven

Français (French)
v. tr. - conclure, arrêter (une décision), finaliser (un rapport), boucler (une équipe), prononcer (un divorce), fixer (un emploi du temps)

Deutsch (German)
v. - zum Abschluß bringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - οριστικοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
terminare, finalizzare, finire, completare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - finalizar

Русский (Russian)
заканчивать, завершать, оформлять, одобрять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - finalizar, terminar, acabar, rematar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avsluta, slutföra förhandlingarna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使结束, 定稿

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使結束, 定稿

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 결정내다, 끝내다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 完成させる, 仕上げる, 決定的にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصوغ بصورة نهائيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיים, גיבש סופית‬

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