# formate
## English
### Etymology 1

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ)meɪt/

#### Noun

formate (plural formates)
* (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.

##### Derived terms

* calcium formate
* diformate
* methyl formate
* orthoformate
* potassium formate
* sodium formate

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /fɔː(ɹ)ˈmeɪt/

#### Verb

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

### Anagrams

* E-format, Frometa

## Esperanto
### Adverb

formate
* present adverbial passive participle of formi

## French
### Pronunciation

* Homophones: formatent, formates

### Verb

formate
* inflection of formater:
** first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
** second-person singular imperative

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /forˈma.te/
* Rhymes: -ate
* Hyphenation: for‧mà‧te

### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

formate
* feminine plural of formato

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Participle

formate
* feminine plural of formato

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

formate
* inflection of formare:
** second-person plural present indicative
** second-person plural imperative

### Anagrams

* fermato

## Latin
### Verb

fōrmāte
* second-person plural present active imperative of fōrmō

## Portuguese
### Verb

formate
* inflection of formatar:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Spanish
### Verb

formate
* second-person singular voseo imperative of formar combined with te