finalise

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A form of finalize — To make final or firm; to finish or complete.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person finalises · participle present finalising · participle past finalised · past finalised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of finalize.

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

    1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 722
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    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".

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

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake final; put the last touches on; put into final form

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finalizesettlenail down
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endterminate
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From final + -ise.

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Cite this entry
APA

finalise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finalise

MLA

“finalise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finalise. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finalise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finalise.

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