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From formic +‎ -ate (“salt or ester”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔː(ɹ)meɪt/

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formate (plural formates)

1. (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of formic acid.
   • 1963, Xavier Herbert, Distubing Element, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 178:

     But most likely my judgement was distorted by my contempt for his acting the young buck for ever waxing his moustaches and loading himself with medicaments supposed to replace the failing sap of youth, glycerophosphates, formates, nux vomica, yohimba, damiana.

Back-formation from formation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).

• IPA^(key): /fɔː(ɹ)ˈmeɪt/

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formate (third-person singular simple present formates, present participle formating, simple past and past participle formated)

1. (aeronautics) To assemble flying aircraft into formation; to fly in formation.
   • 1949, The Aeroplane, volume 76, page 699:

     Tiger Moths from the Reserve Flying Schools at Rochester and Cambridge competed with each other at formating in the gusty conditions, Rochester just winning.

   • 2002 July, Richard L. Collins, “Piper Seneca V: a classic light twin..”, in Flying, page 68:

     Formating with Patty Wagstaff' s modified Baron, flown by Dale Snodgrass, was fun on a beautiful morning, though all you learn about an airplane while formating is the power response (very smooth) and the response to control pressures.

   • 2003, Murray Peden, A Thousand Shall Fall: The True Story of a Canadian Bomber Pilot in World War Two, page 74:

     Actually, the leader of the formation was supposed to maintain the eagle-eyed vigil necessary to ensure that his formation kept out of harm's way, because the pilots formating on him had to keep all their attention riveted on his aircraft; but the Air Force recognized that with inexperienced pilots leading formations it was wise to splash extra lookouts around liberally.

• E-format, Frometa

formate

1. present adverbial passive participle of formi

• Homophones: formatent, formates

formate

1. inflection of formater:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

• IPA^(key): /forˈma.te/
• Rhymes: -ate
• Hyphenation: for‧mà‧te

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

formate

1. feminine plural of formato

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

formate

1. feminine plural of formato

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

formate

1. inflection of formare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

• fermato

fōrmāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of fōrmō

formate

1. inflection of formatar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

formate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of formar combined with te