Formularise

/ˈfɔːrmjʊləraɪz/ verb

Definition

To convert into or reduce to a formula; to express in a systematic or formulaic way (British spelling).

Etymology

From formula + -ise (British suffix, Latin -izare from Greek -izein). British English uses -ise while American uses -ize for this same verb.

Kelly Says

Formularise is the British verb that Americans render as 'formularize'—the -ise/-ize split happened because Noah Webster standardized American spelling differently in 1828, and the Atlantic has kept these parallel version ever since.

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