finalize

English

Alternative forms

• (non-Oxford British standard spelling) finalise

Etymology

From final +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪ.nə.laɪz/

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Verb

finalize (third-person singular simple present finalizes, present participle finalizing, simple past and past participle finalized)

1. (transitive) To make final or firm; to finish or complete.

   As soon as we get the plane tickets, we'll finalize our reservations with the hotel.

2. (transitive, computing, programming) To prepare (an object) for garbage collection by calling its finalizer.

Synonyms

• engross (of a document)

Derived terms

• finalizer
• unfinalized

Translations

to make final or firm; to finish or complete

• Arabic: أَنْهَى (ʔanhā)
• Bulgarian: довъ́ршвам (bg) (dovǎ́ršvam), приклю́чвам (bg) impf (prikljúčvam), приклю́ча pf (prikljúča)
• Czech: dokončit (cs)
• Finnish: viimeistellä (fi)
• French: achever (fr), finir (fr), finaliser (fr)
• Hungarian: véglegesít (hu), végső formába önt
• Italian: finire (it), finalizzare (it), concludere (it)
• Macedonian: привршува impf (privršuva), приврши pf (privrši)

Portuguese

Verb

finalize

1. inflection of finalizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative