ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsFformulate
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formulate
Meaning: to create or develop a plan, idea, or explanation carefully
formulate in a sentence
How formulate is used in real sentences:
The students needed to formulate a hypothesis before the experiment.
After reading the sources, Maya began to formulate her argument.
“Thomas and his assistants formulated each edition carefully, placing supported eyewitness reports before rumors that could not yet be trusted.”
— from the passage Ink Before Dawn
Synonyms for formulate
Other words for formulate — create, develop and design — carry the same meaning.
- create
- develop
- design
Where it comes from
From Latin formula 'small pattern', diminutive of forma 'form'.
Memory hook
Formulate means to form an idea into a clear shape.