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Formalize vs Formulize - What's the difference?

formalize | formulize |

As verbs the difference between formalize and formulize

is that formalize is to give something a definite form; to shape while formulize is to reduce to a formula.

formalize

English

Alternative forms

* formalise

Verb

(formaliz)
  • To give something a definite form; to shape.
  • To give something a formal or official standing.
  • To act with formality.

    • Derived terms

    * formalizable

    formulize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * formulise

    Verb

    (formuliz)
  • To reduce to a formula.
  • To formulate.
    • (Emerson)
    (Webster 1913)