Associations to the word «Formulate»

Wiktionary

FORMULATE, verb. (transitive) To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

Dictionary definition

FORMULATE, verb. Elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis".
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".
FORMULATE, verb. Put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees".
FORMULATE, verb. Prepare according to a formula.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne