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for·mu·late

(fôr′myə-lāt′)
tr.v. for·mu·lat·ed, for·mu·lat·ing, for·mu·lates
1.
a. To state as or reduce to a formula.
b. To express in systematic terms or concepts.
c. To devise or invent: formulate strategy.
2. To prepare according to a specified formula.
for′mu·la′tion n.
for′mu·la′tor n.
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formulate

(ˈfɔːmjʊˌleɪt)
vb (tr)
1. to put into or express in systematic terms; express in or as if in a formula
2. to devise
ˈformuˌlator n
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for•mu•late

(ˈfɔr myəˌleɪt)

v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
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.
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formulate

- Can mean "reduce to a formula."
See also related terms for reduce.
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formulate


Past participle: formulated
Gerund: formulating

Imperative
formulate
formulate
Present
I formulate
you formulate
he/she/it formulates
we formulate
you formulate
they formulate
Preterite
I formulated
you formulated
he/she/it formulated
we formulated
you formulated
they formulated
Present Continuous
I am formulating
you are formulating
he/she/it is formulating
we are formulating
you are formulating
they are formulating
Present Perfect
I have formulated
you have formulated
he/she/it has formulated
we have formulated
you have formulated
they have formulated
Past Continuous
I was formulating
you were formulating
he/she/it was formulating
we were formulating
you were formulating
they were formulating
Past Perfect
I had formulated
you had formulated
he/she/it had formulated
we had formulated
you had formulated
they had formulated
Future
I will formulate
you will formulate
he/she/it will formulate
we will formulate
you will formulate
they will formulate
Future Perfect
I will have formulated
you will have formulated
he/she/it will have formulated
we will have formulated
you will have formulated
they will have formulated
Future Continuous
I will be formulating
you will be formulating
he/she/it will be formulating
we will be formulating
you will be formulating
they will be formulating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been formulating
you have been formulating
he/she/it has been formulating
we have been formulating
you have been formulating
they have been formulating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been formulating
you will have been formulating
he/she/it will have been formulating
we will have been formulating
you will have been formulating
they will have been formulating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been formulating
you had been formulating
he/she/it had been formulating
we had been formulating
you had been formulating
they had been formulating
Conditional
I would formulate
you would formulate
he/she/it would formulate
we would formulate
you would formulate
they would formulate
Past Conditional
I would have formulated
you would have formulated
he/she/it would have formulated
we would have formulated
you would have formulated
they would have formulated
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. formulate - elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
develop - elaborate by the unfolding of a musical idea and by the working out of the rhythmic and harmonic changes in the theme; "develop the melody and change the key"
develop, evolve, acquire - gain through experience; "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting"
hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, conjecture, theorise, theorize, hypothecate, suppose - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
mature - develop and work out fully in one's mind; "I need to mature my thoughts"
reformulate, redevelop - formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis
2. formulate - come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands
3. [画像:formulate - put into words or an expression]formulate - put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
ask - direct or put; seek an answer to; "ask a question"
evince, express, show - give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
lexicalise, lexicalize - make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language; "The concept expressed by German `Gemuetlichkeit' is not lexicalized in English"
dogmatise, dogmatize - state as a dogma
formularise, formularize - express as a formula
couch, redact, put, frame, cast - formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
4. formulate - prepare according to a formula
chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
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formulate

verb
1. devise, plan, develop, prepare, work out, invent, evolve, coin, forge, draw up, originate, map out He formulated his plan for escape.
2. express, detail, frame, define, specify, articulate, set down, codify, put into words, systematize, particularize, give form to I was impressed by how he formulated his ideas.
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formulate

verb
1. To convey in language or words of a particular form:
2. To devise and set down:
3. To form a strategy for:
Informal: dope out.
Idiom: lay plans.
4. To use ingenuity in making, developing, or achieving:
Informal: cook up.
Idiom: come up with.
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Translations

formulate

[ˈfɔːmjʊleɪt] VT [+ theory, policy] → formular
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formulate

[ˈfɔːrmjʊleɪt] vt [+ idea] → formuler ; [+ plan] → élaborer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

formulate

vt → formulieren
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formulate

[ˈfɔːmjʊˌleɪt] vt → formulare
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We can, I think, formulate the known laws of such phenomena in terms, wholly, of observable facts, by recognizing provisionally what we may call "mnemic causation." By this I mean that kind of causation of which I spoke at the beginning of this lecture, that kind, namely, in which the proximate cause consists not merely of a present event, but of this together with a past event.
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The respite my unexpected agility had given me permitted me to formulate plans for the immediate future and to note more closely the appearance of the warriors, for I could not disassociate these people in my mind from those other warriors who, only the day before, had been pursuing me.
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A proof of her weakness lay in the very utterance of what calm strength would not have taken the trouble to formulate. Every sound of his voice beginning on the old subject stirred her with a terrifying bliss, and she coveted the recantation she feared.
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He did not formulate the law in clear, set terms and moralise about it.
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