formatize verb3 •(rare) To trim or add to a picture in order to make it fit into a standard frame size. •(rare) To prepare a specimen so that it fits a standard size and shape.A small hacksaw was used to formatize rock specimens. — 1968 •(rare) To translate or render into a specific format.My desire was to give her half, because she had helped me with the project, of digiting and formatizing the work to be presented in a power point presentation at my summer conferences. — 2012 formsformatized · formatizing · formatizes