| abdicate |
to formally relinquish a position of power, a claim, or a right. [1/3 definitions] |
| adjudge |
to declare or determine formally or judicially. [1/3 definitions] |
| amend |
to formally change by rephrasing, or to add to or subtract from (a legislative bill, a contract, a treaty, or the like). [1/3 definitions] |
| back |
to formally give support to. [1/15 definitions] |
| cast |
to give formally (one's vote or ballot). [1/18 definitions] |
| cede |
to give up or surrender, esp. formally. |
| ceremonious |
given to formality or ceremony; formally polite. [1/2 definitions] |
| certify |
to formally endorse or guarantee. [1/5 definitions] |
| cession |
the act of formally giving up or signing over, as a territory; ceding. [1/2 definitions] |
| christen |
to give a name to or dedicate formally. [1/3 definitions] |
| cobelligerent |
a nation not formally allied but cooperating with one or more nations waging war. |
| confirm |
to certify formally; validate. [1/4 definitions] |
| debutante |
a girl being formally presented to society. |
| declare |
to proclaim or formally announce (the fact of something happening or existing). [2/7 definitions] |
| declare war on |
to formally state an intention to wage war against. [1/2 definitions] |
| dedicate |
to formally declare open or to be ready for public viewing. [1/5 definitions] |
| de facto |
actual, esp. as opposed to what is believed to be the case or what is formally acknowledged. [1/3 definitions] |
| deliberative |
organized or convened to debate issues formally for the purpose of determining policy. [1/2 definitions] |
| deliverance |
a thought, opinion, or pronouncement expressed formally or in public. [1/3 definitions] |
| discourse |
to discuss a subject formally and at some length in speech or writing. [1/4 definitions] |
| emit |
to issue formally or officially, as a decree or currency. [1/3 definitions] |