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verb
- 1. create or prepare methodically: "the government has formulated a policy on waste management" Similar
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FORMULATE definition: 1. to develop all the details of a plan for doing something: 2. to develop all the details of a…. Learn more.
a. : to reduce to or express in a formula. formulate the area of a rectangle. b. : to put into a systematized statement or expression. formulate long-term goals. c. : devise. formulate a policy. formulate a plan. 2. a. : to develop a formula for the preparation of (something, such as a soap or plastic)
Formulate definition: to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically. See examples of FORMULATE used in a sentence.
If you formulate something such as a plan or proposal, you invent it, thinking about the details carefully.
to develop all the details of a plan for doing something: to formulate a new plan. to formulate legislation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Planning, expecting and arranging. accidentally on purpose idiom. advertent. advisedly. aim at something. bargain. conscious. cue. hatch. have something in mind idiom.
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 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.
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. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
FORMULATE definition: 1. to develop all the details of a plan for doing something: 2. to say what you think or feel…. Learn more.
Formulate definition: to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically. See examples of FORMULATE used in a sentence.
