Hypertext Webster Gateway: "formulate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Formulate \For"mu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Formulated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Formulating}.]
To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and
definite form of statement or expression. --G. P. Marsh.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
formulate
v 1: elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop
the ideas in your thesis" [syn: {explicate}, {develop}]
2: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or
priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to
measure the speed of light" [syn: {invent}, {contrive}, {devise},
{excogitate}, {forge}]
3: put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns
to the board of trustees" [syn: {word}, {phrase}, {articulate}]
4: prepare according to a formula, of chemicals
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