What does formulate mean?

formulate means "elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in formulate?

formulate has 3 syllables: for-mu-late. The stress falls on "for". In IPA it is /ˈfɔɹmjəˌleɪt/.

What is another word for formulate?

Close synonyms include explicate, develop, invent, contrive, devise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is formulate a common word?

formulate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with formulate?

56 words rhyme with formulate. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

formulate — meaning, pronunciation and 4 definitions

verb

4 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
“Could you develop the ideas in your thesis”
Synonymsexplicate develop
Broaderspeculate
Narrowermature redevelop
2.
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
“excogitate a way to measure the speed of light”
Synonymsinvent contrive devise excogitate forge
Broadercreate by mental act
3.
put into words or an expression
“He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees”
Synonymsgive voice word phrase articulate
Broaderexpress
Narrowerask lexicalize dogmatize formularize frame
4.
prepare according to a formula
Broadercreate from raw material
chemistry

Other forms of formulate

past tense: formulated·
present participle: formulating·
third person: formulates·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about formulate

What does formulate mean?: formulate means "elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in formulate?: formulate has 3 syllables: for-mu-late. The stress falls on "for". In IPA it is /ˈfɔɹmjəˌleɪt/.
What is another word for formulate?: Close synonyms include explicate, develop, invent, contrive, devise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is formulate a common word?: formulate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with formulate?: 56 words rhyme with formulate. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for formulate come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

verb

4 sensesAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
“Could you develop the ideas in your thesis”
Synonymsexplicate develop
Broaderspeculate
Narrowermature redevelop
2.
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
“excogitate a way to measure the speed of light”
Synonymsinvent contrive devise excogitate forge
Broadercreate by mental act
3.
put into words or an expression
“He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees”
Synonymsgive voice word phrase articulate
Broaderexpress
Narrowerask lexicalize dogmatize formularize frame
4.
prepare according to a formula
Broadercreate from raw material
chemistry

Other forms of formulate

past tense: formulated·
present participle: formulating·
third person: formulates·

Questions about formulate

What does formulate mean?: formulate means "elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in formulate?: formulate has 3 syllables: for-mu-late. The stress falls on "for". In IPA it is /ˈfɔɹmjəˌleɪt/.
What is another word for formulate?: Close synonyms include explicate, develop, invent, contrive, devise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is formulate a common word?: formulate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with formulate?: 56 words rhyme with formulate. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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