for·mu·lar·ize \-ˌrīz\transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology:formulary (I) + -ize 1.: to state in or reduce to a formula : formulate 2.: to bind or circumscribe the action of by formulas < men tricked by their own ingenuity into becoming formularized slaves of the machines they created > • for·mu·lar·iz·er\-zə(r\noun-s