finalize

F4I1N1A1L1I1Z10E1
/ˈfaɪ.nə.laɪz/

verb

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.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person finalizes · participle present finalizing · participle past finalized · past finalized · alternative finalise

  1. transitiveTo 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. transitivecomputingTo prepare (an object) for garbage collection by calling its finalizer.

Synonyms & antonyms

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engross

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

Similar
finalisesettlenail down
Broader
endterminate
Also see
absolveachieveceasecompleteconsummateendnail downsettlewind up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From final + -ize.

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Translations

Arabic أَنْهَى
  • أَنْهَى (ʔanhā)to make final or firm; to finish or complete
Bulgarian довъ́ршвам, приклю́чвам
  • довъ́ршвам (dovắršvam)to make final or firm; to finish or complete
  • приклю́чвам (prikljúčvam)to make final or firm; to finish or complete
  • приклю́ча (prikljúča)to make final or firm; to finish or complete
Czech dokončit
  • dokončitto make final or firm; to finish or complete
Finnish viimeistellä
  • viimeistelläto make final or firm; to finish or complete
French achever, finir
  • acheverto make final or firm; to finish or complete
  • finirto make final or firm; to finish or complete
  • finaliserto make final or firm; to finish or complete
Hungarian véglegesít, végső formába önt
  • véglegesítto make final or firm; to finish or complete
  • végső formába öntto make final or firm; to finish or complete
Italian finire, finalizzare
  • finireto make final or firm; to finish or complete
  • finalizzareto make final or firm; to finish or complete
  • concludereto make final or firm; to finish or complete
Portuguese finalizar
  • finalizarto make final or firm; to finish or complete
Russian закончить, финализировать
  • закончить (zakončitʹ)to make final or firm; to finish or complete
  • финализировать (finalizirovatʹ)to make final or firm; to finish or complete
Spanish finalizar
  • finalizarto make final or firm; to finish or complete
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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