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formulate - verb

  1. To convey in language or words of a particular form: couch, express, phrase, put, word. See words.
  2. To devise and set down: draft, draw up, frame. See words.
  3. To form a strategy for: blueprint, cast, chart, conceive, contrive, design, devise, frame, lay, plan, project, scheme, strategize, work out. Informal dope out. See planned.
  4. To use ingenuity in making, developing, or achieving: concoct, contrive, devise, dream up, fabricate, hatch, invent, make up, think up. Informal cook up. See make.