officialized
Given formal status
Officialized means made official or formal—given formal status, sanction, or recognition.
The word appears in bureaucratic and legal contexts when something informal becomes codified: The agreement was officialized with signatures from both parties.
A less common alternative to formalized or made official.
Permitted by statute
- authorizedGiven official permission
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
- accreditedOfficially authorized or recognized
certified · verified · approved · valid · authentic · constitutional · statutory · permissible
Formal beginning ceremony
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- inductionFormal admission process
- installationProcess of putting in
- swearing-inOfficial oath-taking ceremony
commissioning · enthronement · coronation · ordination · consecration · oath · proclamation · ceremonial
Organize into formal rules
- standardizeMake things match norms
- institutionalizeEstablish as norm
- systematizeArrange into ordered structure
- regulateControl by rules
enact · legislate · stipulate · prescribe · implement · structure · consolidate · finalize
Approval or punitive measure
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- certificationAttestation of qualification
validation · authentication · accreditation · confirmation · recognition · attestation · affirmation · consent
lawful
Permitted by statute
- authorizedGiven official permission
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
accredited · certified · verified · approved · valid · authentic · constitutional · statutory · permissible · legal
inauguration
Formal beginning ceremony
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- inductionFormal admission process
- installationProcess of putting in
swearing-in · commissioning · enthronement · coronation · ordination · consecration · oath · proclamation · ceremonial · formal
codify
Organize into formal rules
- standardizeMake things match norms
- institutionalizeEstablish as norm
- systematizeArrange into ordered structure
regulate · enact · legislate · stipulate · prescribe · implement · structure · consolidate · finalize · bureaucratize
sanction
Approval or punitive measure
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- authorizationFormal permission granted
certification · validation · authentication · accreditation · confirmation · recognition · attestation · affirmation · consent · assent
officializedunofficial
Not formally recognized
informal · unsanctioned · unauthorized · unrecognized · illegitimate
officializedinvalidated
Made no longer binding
delegitimized · revoked · rescinded · annulled · decertified
officializedinformalized
Made less official
deformalized · casualized · unsanctioned · unregulated · improvised
office, official, unofficial, officially, officials, officiate, officious, unofficially, officiating