Obs. [f. L. formāt- ppl. stem of formāre to FORM.]
1. trans. To form, mould.
1599. A. M., trans. Gabelhouer’s Bk. Physicke, 50/1. Take also contunded Masticke, intermixe it with whyte waxe, & formate therof little Candles.
2. ? To state in a precise form; to formulate.
1656–7. Burton’s Diary (1828), I. 361. Unless you will have me to say nothing but what you shall formate to me.
