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Meaning of formulate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  formulate
      v 1: elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you
           develop the ideas in your thesis" [syn: {explicate},
           {formulate}, {develop}]
      2: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or
         principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to
         measure the speed of light" [syn: {invent}, {contrive},
         {devise}, {excogitate}, {formulate}, {forge}]
      3: put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns
         to the board of trustees" [syn: {give voice}, {formulate},
         {word}, {phrase}, {articulate}]
      4: prepare according to a formula

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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