finalize

English

Alternative forms

• (UK) finalise

Etymology

From final +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaɪnəlaɪz/

• Audio (US):

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Verb

finalize (third-person singular simple present finaliz, present participle ing, 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: довършвам (bg) (dovǎršvam), приключвам (bg) (priključvam)
• Czech: dokončit (cs)
• Finnish: viimeistellä (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• French: achever (fr), finir (fr), finaliser (fr)
• Hungarian: véglegesít (hu), végső formába önt
• Italian: finire (it)
• Macedonian: привршува impf (privršuva), приврши pf (privrši)

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Portuguese

Verb

finalize

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