Overview of verb formulate

The verb formulate has 4 senses

• explicate, formulate, develop -- (elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis")


• invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge -- (come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light")


• give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate -- (put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees")


• formulate -- (prepare according to a formula)

Overview of adj formulated

The adj formulated has 1 sense

• formulated -- (devised; developed according to an orderly plan; "he had well formulated opinions on schooling")