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

1. transitive verb. To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
2. verb. elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses

   "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"

   Synonyms: develop, explicate

3. verb. put into words or an expression

   "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"

   Synonyms: articulate, phrase, word

4. verb. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

   "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

   Synonyms: contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, invent

5. verb. prepare according to a formula

Synonyms

develop, explicate, articulate, phrase, word, contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, invent

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in formulate:

feulamort

Common word forms

formulated, formulates, formulating

Words from these letters

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