Roleset formalize.01 Verbnet Class: NONE "to make formal":

Roles:

Arg0:causer of formalization, agent


Arg1:entity formalized

Examples:

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


transitive (-)
Mr. Grobstein 's appointment formalizes a role [0] he has been performing [*T*-1] since the merger , a spokeswoman said [0] [*T*-2] .
Arg0:	Mr. Grobstein 's appointment
REL:	formalizes
Arg1:	a role [0] he has been performing [*T*-1] since the merger