formulize

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verb

To reduce to a formula; to formularize.

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Meanings

verbformulize (third-person singular simple present formulizes, present participle formulizing, simple past and past participle formulized)

present singular third person formulizes · participle present formulizing · participle past formulized · past formulized · alternative formulise

  1. transitiveTo reduce to a formula; to formularize.
  2. transitiveTo formulate.

    His opinions of French, English, Irish, and Scotch, seemed rashly formulized from little anecdotes of what had befallen himself and members of his family, in a diligence or stage-coach.

    1856, Ralph Waldo Emerson, “English Traits: Personal”, in English Traits

Origin

From formula + -ize.

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APA

formulize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formulize

MLA

“formulize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formulize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “formulize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formulize.

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