1. formulate - verb
· elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
Synonym(s): explicate, develop
Hypernym(s): speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
2. formulate - verb
· come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
Synonym(s): invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, forge
Hypernym(s): create_by_mental_act, create_mentally
3. formulate - verb
· put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
Synonym(s): give_voice, word, phrase, articulate
Hypernym(s): express, show, evince
4. formulate - verb
· prepare according to a formula
Hypernym(s): create_from_raw_material, create_from_raw_stuff
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