formulate
verb/ˈfɔːmjuleɪt/
/ˈfɔːrmjuleɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they formulate | /ˈfɔːmjuleɪt/ /ˈfɔːrmjuleɪt/ |
| he / she / it formulates | /ˈfɔːmjuleɪts/ /ˈfɔːrmjuleɪts/ |
| past simple formulated | /ˈfɔːmjuleɪtɪd/ /ˈfɔːrmjuleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle formulated | /ˈfɔːmjuleɪtɪd/ /ˈfɔːrmjuleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form formulating | /ˈfɔːmjuleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈfɔːrmjuleɪtɪŋ/ |
- to create or prepare something carefully, giving particular attention to the details
- formulate something to formulate a policy/theory/plan/proposal
- The compost is specially formulated for pot plants.
- formulate something to do something This new kitchen cleaner is formulated to cut through grease and dirt.
Extra Examples- His ideas are always very carefully formulated.
- products that are specially formulated for safe use on leather
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fully
- carefully
- properly
- …
- try to
- help (to)
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- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- fully
- carefully
- properly
- …
- try to
- help (to)
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from formula + -ate, on the pattern of French formuler, from medieval Latin formulare.
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