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Formulate

🔄 Synonyms of "Formulate"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
articulateverb(ambitransitive) To speak clearly; to enunciate.
explicateverb(transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail.
contriveverbTo invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
developverb(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
deviseverb(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
forgeverbTo form or create with concerted effort.
phrasenounA short written or spoken expression.
excogitateverbTo think over something carefully; to consider fully; cogitate.
wordnoun(semantics) The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)
inventverbTo design a new process or mechanism.

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WordDefinition
inventverbTo design a new process or mechanism.
explicateverb(transitive) To explain meticulously or in great detail.
phraseverbA short written or spoken expression.
articulateverb(ambitransitive) To speak clearly; to enunciate.
deviseverb(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
wordverb(semantics) The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)
excogitateverbTo think over something carefully; to consider fully; cogitate.
developverb(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
contriveverbTo invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
forgeverbTo form or create with concerted effort.
formulationnounThe act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
definingServing to define or distinguish.
identifyverb(transitive) To establish the identity of someone or something.
definedHaving a definition or value.
designedCreated according to a design.
defineverbTo state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
createverb(transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
devisingnounthe act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will
statusnounA person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
formationnounThe act of assembling a group or structure. [from 14th c.]

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