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formulate

for·mu·late [ fáwrmyə làyt ] (past and past participle for·mu·lat·ed, present participle for·mu·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular for·mu·lates)

transitive verb

Definition:

1. devise something: to draw something up carefully and in detail

formulated his plan

2. express something with care: to express or communicate something carefully or in specific words

formulate an opinion

3. mathematics physics express something in formula: to express something by means of or as a formula

for·mu·la·tion [ fàwrmyə láysh'n ] noun

for·mu·la·tor [ fáwrmyə làytər ] noun

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