Deformalises

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To make something less formal or less rigid in structure or presentation
2. to strip away strict rules or conventions that govern behavior or style
3. to transition from a traditional or formal approach to a more casual or relaxed format

Etymology: "Deformalises" is the third-person singular present form of "deformalise", which means to make less formal. It is a verb built from the prefix "de-", meaning "reversing or removing", attached to "formalise", so the whole word literally means something like "un-formalise". The base verb "formalise" is itself formed from "formal" with the suffix "-ise", which turns an adjective into a verb meaning to give something a particular form or make it official. The interesting part is the prefix. "De-" is a Latin-derived element that English has long used to undo or reverse an action, as in "decode" or "defrost". Attaching it to "formalise" produces a word whose meaning runs opposite to the verb it comes from: where formalising gives rules, structure and official shape, deformalising strips them away. The formation is a straightforward modern one, and the source does not record a first-use date, so the word is best understood as a transparent coinage built from existing English parts.

Synonyms: simplifies, relaxes, humanizes

Antonyms: formalises, rigidifies, complicates