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Vinony

finalize

verb

  1. To make final or firm; to finish or complete
  2. to orderly close down executions or allocations of operations
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Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪ.nə.laɪz/

verb

Etymology: 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.

  1. 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.”

  2. To prepare (an object) for garbage collection by calling its finalizer.