deformalize

[ dee-fawr-muh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, de·for·mal·ized, de·for·mal·iz·ing.

1. to make less formal; reduce the strictness, preciseness, etc., of.

Other Words From

• de·formal·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deformalize¹

First recorded in 1875–80; de- + formalize