English to English
verb
- elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
Could you develop the ideas in your thesis.
source: WordNet 3.0
- come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
Excogitate a way to measure the speed of light.
source: WordNet 3.0
- put into words or an expression
He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees.
source: WordNet 3.0
- prepare according to a formula
source: WordNet 3.0
- To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
source: Webster 1913
