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English verb: formulate | |||
| 1. | formulate (communication) elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses | ||
| Samples | Could you develop the ideas in your thesis. | ||
| Synonyms | develop, explicate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mature, redevelop, reformulate | ||
| Verb group | acquire, develop, develop, evolve | ||
| 2. | formulate (creation) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort | ||
| Samples | Excogitate a way to measure the speed of light. | ||
| Examples | Did he formulate his major works over a short period of time? | ||
| Synonyms | contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, invent | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create by mental act, create mentally | ||
| 3. | formulate (communication) put into words or an expression | ||
| Samples | He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees. | ||
| Synonyms | articulate, give voice, phrase, word | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evince, express, show | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ask, cast, couch, dogmatise, dogmatize, formularise, formularize, frame, lexicalise, lexicalize, put, redact | ||
| 4. | formulate (creation) prepare according to a formula | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | create from raw material, create from raw stuff | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
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