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formulize

formulize verb: to reduce to a formula; to formularize.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To reduce to a formula; to formularize.
  2. (transitive) To 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

Forms of formulize

third-person singular presentformulizes
present participleformulizing
past participleformulized
pastformulized
alternative formformulise

Origin of formulize

From formula + -ize.

Words formed from formulize

Questions about formulize

What does formulize mean?
Formulize means to reduce to a formula; to formularize.
What part of speech is formulize?
Formulize is a verb.
What is the past tense of formulize?
The past tense of formulize is formulized.

Words near formulize in the dictionary

  1. formulist
  2. formulistic
  3. formulists
  4. formulization
  5. formulizations
  6. formulize
  7. formulized
  8. formulizer
  9. formulizers
  10. formulizes
  11. formulizing

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