Dictionary Entry
formulate
formulate is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
- 2verb
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
"Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
- 3verb
put into words or an expression
"He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
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- 4verb
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
"excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
- 5verb
prepare according to a formula
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