To make something definite, final, or certain; to establish something conclusively (American spelling variant).
From definite plus -ize (American spelling of the verb-forming suffix). Related to British 'definitise.'
This American variant of 'definitise' appears frequently in military and government documents—'to definitize a contract' means to move it from tentative to binding. Language adapts to institutional needs.
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