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formulate

Main Entry:: for·mu·late
Pronunciation:: \ˈfȯr-myə-ˌlāt\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: for·mu·lat·ed; for·mu·lat·ing
Date:: 1855

1 a: to reduce to or express in a formula b: to put into a systematized statement or expression c: devise <formulate a policy>2 a: to develop a formula for the preparation of (as a soap or plastic) b: to prepare according to a formula

— for·mu·la·tor

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\-ˌlā-tər\ noun

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