formulate
/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/
formulate verb: to put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
Verb
formulate (third-person singular simple present formulates, present participle formulating, simple past and past participle formulated)
- To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
- He failed to formulate his ideas more clearly.
- The Assembly then formulated its demands, which were thirty in number, including the removal of all Huguenot temples built near churches1876, George Perkins Marsh, Mediaeval and Modern Saints and Miracles
formulate meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
formulate in Tamil
- முறைப்படுத்து, வகுத்தமை, வகைப்படுத்து, வடிவமை, கூட்டுப்பொருள் கூறு வகுத்தல், முறைப்படுத்திக்கூறுதல்
formulate in Urdu
- شکل دینا
formulate in Bengali
- গঠন করা, প্রণয়ন করা
formulate in Telugu
- సూత్రీకరించడానికి, సూత్రీకరించుటకు, సూత్రీకరించటానికి
More languagesFewer languages
- formulate in Malayalam
- സൂത്രമാക്കുക, നിയമം രൂപീകരിക്കുക, വ്യക്തമായി പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുക, വ്യക്തമായി പ്രസ്താവിക്കുക
- formulate in Kannada
- ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ, ನಿಖರವಾಗಿ ನಿರೂಪಿಸು, ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಿತವಾಗಿ ನಿರೂಪಿಸು, ಕ್ರಮಬದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸು
Examples of formulate in a sentence
- Springfield's esquivalience in formulating a motto for his town via a well-known speech was disappointing.
- “What are you afraid of?” “Do you think I'm closeminded?” Amber took her time formulating an answer.
- The ideal formulated above provides the larger framework for understanding the ways of the transnational parliament.
Forms of formulate
| third-person singular present | formulates |
|---|---|
| present participle | formulating |
| past participle | formulated |
| past | formulated |
Origin of formulate
From formula + -ate.
Words formed from formulate
Questions about formulate
- What does formulate mean?
- Formulate means to put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
- What is formulate in Tamil?
- Formulate in Tamil is முறைப்படுத்து, வகுத்தமை, வகைப்படுத்து. See Formulate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is formulate?
- Formulate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce formulate?
- Formulate is pronounced /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/.
- What is the past tense of formulate?
- The past tense of formulate is formulated.
Words near formulate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: formulate (page history and authors); formulate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); formulate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); formulate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); formulate (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); formulate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); formulate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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