formulate

[ fawr-myuh-leyt ]
/ ˈfɔr myəˌleɪt /

verb (used with object), for·mu·lat·ed, for·mu·lat·ing.

to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
to devise or develop, as a method, system, etc.
to reduce to or express in a formula.

Origin of formulate

First recorded in 1855–60; formul(a) + -ate1

SYNONYMS FOR formulate

1 articulate, frame, compose, define, specify.

OTHER WORDS FROM formulate

Words nearby formulate

formula unit, formula weight, formulaic, formularize, formulary, formulate, formulation, formulism, formulize, formwork, formyl

Example sentences from the Web for formulator

  • He became the lawgiver, the founder of classicism, the formulator of the academic ideal.

    Artist and Public |Kenyon Cox

British Dictionary definitions for formulator

formulate
/ (ˈfɔːmjʊˌleɪt) /

verb (tr)

to put into or express in systematic terms; express in or as if in a formula
to devise

Derived forms of formulate

formulator, noun