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- DictionaryFor·mu·late/ˈfôrmyəˌlāt/
verb
- 1. create or devise methodically (a strategy or a proposal): "economists and statisticians were needed to help formulate economic policy"
The meaning of FORMULATE is to reduce to or express in a formula. How to use formulate in a sentence.
Formulate definition: to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically. See examples of FORMULATE used in a sentence.
To formulate is to come up with a plan. If you are locked out of your house, you'll need to formulate a plan to get back inside — preferably one that doesn't involve kicking in the door.
FORMULATE definition: 1. to develop all the details of a plan for doing something: 2. to develop all the details of a…. Learn more.
1. to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically. He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory. 2. to devise or develop, as a method, system, etc. 3. to reduce to or express in a formula. SYNONYMS 1. articulate, frame, compose, define, specify.
formulate something to express your ideas in carefully chosen words. She has lots of good ideas, but she has difficulty formulating them. He struggled to formulate an answer.
FORMULATE meaning: 1. to develop all the details of a plan for doing something: 2. to develop all the details of a…. Learn more.
To work out or form in one's mind; devise, develop, contrive, etc. Webster's New World. To devise or invent. Formulate strategy. American Heritage. To prepare according to a specified formula. American Heritage. Synonyms: put. express. couch. word. phrase. cook up. think up. make up. invent. hatch. fabricate.
1. If you formulate something such as a plan or proposal, you invent it, thinking about the details carefully. [...] 2. If you formulate a thought, opinion, or idea, you express it or describe it using particular words. [...] More. Conjugations of 'formulate' present simple: I formulate, you formulate [...]
1. to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically; to formulate a theory. 2. to devise or develop, as a method or system. 3. to reduce to or express in a formula. [1855–60] for•mu•la•ble (ˈfɔr myə lə bəl) adj. for`mu•la′tion, n. for′mu•la`tor, n.
