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Grammar : Verb
Spell : fawr-myuh-leyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr myəˌleɪt



Definition of formulate

Origin :
  • 1860, "to express in a formula," from formula + -ate. Related: Formulated; formulating.
  • verb plan, specify systematically
Example sentences :
  • "I haven't had time to formulate my ideas yet," Hewson urged.
  • Extract from : « Questionable Shapes » by William Dean Howells
  • He did not formulate the law in clear, set terms and moralise about it.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • Before he could formulate a plan of action, the manape pressed the fatal button.
  • Extract from : « The Mind Master » by Arthur J. Burks
  • "Oh, it's too soon to formulate anything," he told her, with prepared readiness.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • It may be helpful to formulate the common or lay interpretation of thoroughness.
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • How would you formulate the ideal for the vocational life of the factory worker?
  • Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper
  • Helpless, we may formulate as we will; but demonstrate we may not.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • As he walked, he tried to formulate some plan for the future.
  • Extract from : « The White Lie » by William Le Queux
  • Formulate a statement as to why the "spirit" of the school is all-important.
  • Extract from : « The Mind and Its Education » by George Herbert Betts
  • He toiled in the daytime to formulate his thoughts for the evening.
  • Extract from : « Wayside Courtships » by Hamlin Garland

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