finalize
To make final or firm; to finish or complete.
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.
- To prepare (an object) for garbage collection by calling its finalizer.
Origin
Etymology tree English final Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English finalize From final + -ize.