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English

Etymology

From formula +? -ate

Verb

formulate (third-person singular simple present formulates, present participle formulating, simple past and past participle formulated)

1. (transitive) To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

   • Another source of evidence supporting the conclusion that children learn language by formulating a set of rules comes from the errors that they produce. A case in point are overgeneralized past tense forms like comed, goed, seed, buyed, bringed, etc. frequently used by young children. [...]

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Translations

Further reading

• formulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• formulate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Esperanto

Adverb

formulate

1. present adverbial passive participle of formuli

Italian

Verb

formulate

1. second-person plural present indicative of formulare
2. second-person plural imperative of formulare
3. feminine plural of formulato

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

formulation (countable and uncountable, plural formulations)

1. The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
   1. A particular linguistic construction; a turn of phrase.

      The formulation with the bare infinitive was somewhat less common.

2. (medicine) A medicinal preparation.

   If you liked our old shampoo, you'll love the new kinder, gentler formulation.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:definition

Related terms

• formula
• formulate

Translations

French

Etymology

From formuler +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??.my.la.sj??/
• Homophone: formulations

Noun

formulation f (plural formulations)

1. wording
2. formulation

Synonyms

• tournure

Further reading

• “formulation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).