finalise

See also: finalisé

English

Etymology

final +‎ -ise

Verb

finalise (third-person singular simple present finalises, present participle finalising, simple past and past participle finalised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of finalize.
   • 1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 722:

     Thus the electrical engineer must determine his cable layout long before he finalises the remainder of his design work for the location.

   • 2024 March 6, “Network News: Southern revises Coastway service”, in RAIL, number 1004, page 12:

     The timetable changes follow a three-month public engagement programme carried out last summer. Southern said it "consulted hundreds of comments received from passengers and local communities before finalising its changes".

Derived terms

• finalisation

Anagrams

• sail fine

French

Verb

finalise

1. inflection of finaliser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• enfilais