formularize

[ fawr-myuh-luh-rahyz ]

/ ˈfɔr myə ləˌraɪz /

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verb (used with object), for·mu·lar·ized, for·mu·lar·iz·ing.

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Also especially British, for·mu·lar·ise .

Origin of formularize

First recorded in 1850–55; formular(y) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM formularize

for·mu·lar·i·za·tion, nounfor·mu·lar·iz·er, noun

Words nearby formularize

Formosus, form stop, formula, formulaic, Formula One, formularize, formulary, formulate, formulation, formula unit, formula weight

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How to use formularize in a sentence

Is there one of us able to formularize the polarity of light?
Cradock Nowell, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Richard Doddridge Blackmore
But though we cannot formularize reasons, we have instincts; and sometimes instinct sees more clearly than reason.
Modern Women and What is Said of Them|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for formularize

formularize

formularise

/ (ˈfɔːmjʊləˌraɪz) /

verb

a less common word for formulate (def. 1)

Derived forms of formularize

formularization or formularisation, nounformularizer or formulariser, noun

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