formulate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
    explicate; develop.
    • Could you develop the ideas in your thesis
  2. verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
    devise; contrive; invent; excogitate; forge.
    • excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
  3. verb put into words or an expression
    phrase; articulate; word; give voice.
    • He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees
  4. verb prepare according to a formula

WordNet

For"mu*late transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Formulated ; present participle & verbal noun Formulating
Definitions
  1. To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression. G. P. Marsh.

Webster 1913