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formulateformulate /ˈfɔrmyəˌleɪt/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] VERB TABLEformulate |
| Present | I, you, we, they | formulate | | he, she, it | formulates | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | formulated | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have formulated | | he, she, it | has formulated | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had formulated | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will formulate | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have formulated |
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| Present | I | am formulating | | he, she, it | is formulating | | you, we, they | are formulating | | Past | I, he, she, it | was formulating | | you, we, they | were formulating | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been formulating | | he, she, it | has been formulating | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been formulating | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be formulating | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been formulating |
► formulate a policy/plan/strategy etc. Carville helped formulate the campaign strategy. ► formulate a theory/hypothesis/idea etc. He had formulated a theory on the relation of your body type to your personality. THESAURUSproduce something► make to produce something by working or doing something: Carol’s making carrot cake for dessert. Did you make that dress yourself? ► produce to make or grow something in large quantities: The cheese is produced in Italy. ► develop to design or make a new idea, product, system, etc. over a period of time: The company has developed a new app to help you organize your life. ► build to make a house, tunnel, bridge, etc.: John and his father built the cabin themselves. ► create to make something new and original, especially in art, music, fashion, etc.: She has created some beautiful new textile designs. ► manufacture to make things in large quantities in factories: The vast majority of American consumer goods are manufactured in China. ► construct to make something, especially something large, solid, and strong, by putting parts together: The roof frames were constructed from thick heavy timbers. ► formulate formal to create a new idea, plan, or way of doing something: The committee’s job is to formulate new energy policy. ► generate to produce electricity or power: The building uses solar panels to generate electricity. ► compose to create a new piece of music or poetry: John Williams composed the music for “Star Wars” and many other movies. ► form to make something by combining two or more parts, often as part of a natural process: Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water. 1to develop something such as a plan or set of rules, and decide all the details of how it will be done: formulate a policy/plan/strategy etc. Carville helped formulate the campaign strategy.formulate a theory/hypothesis/idea etc. He had formulated a theory on the relation of your body type to your personality.► see thesaurus at make12to think carefully about what you want to say, and say it clearly: Jackie paused to formulate her reply.3to make something using particular amounts of different substances: The gasoline is formulated to burn more cleanly, producing less pollution.—formulation /ˌfɔrmyəˈleɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |