Dictionary

formulate en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English formula Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English formulate From formula + -ate.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
   • Another source of evidence supporting the conclusion that children learn language by formulating a set of rules comes from the errors that they produce. A case in point are overgeneralized past tense forms like comed, goed, seed, buyed, bringed, etc. frequently used by young children. 1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational Grammar, Cambridge: University Press, →ISBN, page 19:
   • The Assembly then formulated its demands, which were thirty in number, including the removal of all Huguenot temples built near churches 1876, George Perkins Marsh, Mediaeval and Modern Saints and Miracles:
   • He failed to formulate his ideas more clearly.
   • Look closely at the pretty seashell print on these blouses. They’re actually formulated from mathematical equations! 2020 February 7, AJ Willingham, “What a great week for rescue pets!”, in CNN:

Forms

Deriveds

deformulate · formulative · formulatable · preformulate · formulator

Relateds

reformulate · formulable · formulation · formula · formulaic · misformulate

Translations (32)

uk сформулюва́ти (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · de übergeben (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · kix thóshá (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · de formulieren (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · mi whakahiato (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · ja 定式化する (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · ro formula (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · bg изразявам (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · tr formüle etmek (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · mk формули́ра (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · nl verwoorden (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · fi muotoilla (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · pt formular (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · sv formulera (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · mk изра́зува (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · eo formuli (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · es formular (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · mi whakakaupapa (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · pl formułować (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · fi formuloida (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · mk и́зрази (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · fr formuler (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · nl formuleren (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · ru формули́ровать (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · bg формули́рам (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · ru сформули́ровать (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · pl sformułować (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · de darlegen (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · it formulare (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · cs formulovat (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · uk формулюва́ти (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression) · ca formular (to reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression)