formulate
[verb]
Synonyms:
- define, detail, express, frame, give form to, set down, specify, systematize
- devise, develop, forge, invent, map out, originate, plan, work out

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

for‧mu‧late AC /ˈfɔːmjəleɪt, ˈfɔːmjʊleɪt $ ˈfɔːr-/ verb [transitive]

1. to develop something such as a plan or a set of rules, and decide all the details of how it will be done
formulate a policy/plan/strategy etc
He formulated Labour Party education policy in 1922.
formulate an idea/theory
Darwin formulated the theory of natural selection.

2. to think carefully about what to say, and say it clearly:
We are studying the situation but have not formulated any response yet.
—formulation /ˌfɔːmjəˈleɪʃən, ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪʃən $ ˌfɔːr-/ noun [uncountable and countable]:
the formulation of clear objectives

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

formulate
verb
ADV. fully | carefully, properly His ideas are always very carefully formulated.
clearly, explicitly | consciously He claims that Marx never consciously formulated his own theoretical position.
VERB + FORMULATE try to | help (to)

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