finalize

English

Alternative forms

  • (non-Oxford British standard spelling) finalise

Etymology

From final +‎ -izeCategory:English terms suffixed with -ize#FINALIZE.

Pronunciation

Verb

finalize (third-person singular simple present finalizes, present participle finalizing, simple past and past participle finalized)Category:English lemmas#FINALIZECategory:English verbs#FINALIZECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#FINALIZECategory:Pages with entries#FINALIZECategory:Pages with 2 entries#FINALIZE

  1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#FINALIZE) 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.Category:English terms with usage examples#FINALIZE
  2. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#FINALIZE, computingCategory:en:Computing#FINALIZE, programmingCategory:en:Programming#FINALIZE) To prepare (an object) for garbage collection by calling its finalizer.

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Portuguese

Verb

finalizeCategory:Portuguese non-lemma forms#FINALIZECategory:Portuguese verb forms#FINALIZECategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#FINALIZECategory:Pages with entries#FINALIZECategory:Pages with 2 entries#FINALIZE

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