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   formulate

   /ˈfɔːmjʊleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. create or prepare methodically: "the government has formulated a policy on waste management" Similar draw upput togetherwork outmap outplanprepareget readycomposeproduceconstructmakedevelopcontrivehatchdevisethink upconceivecreateframelayinventoriginatecoindesignwrite outwrite downput in writingput down (on paper)draft
   • ▪ express (an idea) in a concise or systematic way: "the argument is sufficiently clear that it can be formulated mathematically" Similar expressarticulateput into wordsutterstatesayverbalizewordphraserenderframecouchvoicegive voice togive form togive expression toconveycommunicateput across/overget across/overspecifydefineparticularizeitemizedetailindicatedesignatesystematize

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from formula + -ate3, on the pattern of French formuler, from medieval Latin formulare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. formulator noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • O

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   • U

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