formulate

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  formulate 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  formulate 
 
  Sense  1 
  explicate,  formulate,  develop 
  =>  redevelop,  reformulate 
 
  Sense  3 
  formulate,  word  phrase,  articulate 
  =>  ask 
  =>  lexicalize 
  =>  dogmatize 
  =>  formularize,  formularise 
  =>  frame,  redact,  cast,  put  couch 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  formulate 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  formulate 
 
  Sense  1 
  explicate,  formulate,  develop 
  =>  redevelop,  reformulate 
 
  Sense  3 
  formulate,  word  phrase,  articulate 
  =>  ask 
  =>  lexicalize 
  =>  dogmatize 
  =>  formularize,  formularise 
  =>  frame,  redact,  cast,  put  couch 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  formulate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  formulate 
 
  4  senses  of  formulate 
 
  Sense  1 
  explicate,  formulate,  develop 
  =>  speculate,  theorize,  theorise,  conjecture,  hypothesize,  hypothecate,  suppose 
 
  Sense  2 
  invent,  contrive,  devise,  excogitate,  formulate,  forge 
  =>  create  by  mental  act  create  mentally 
 
  Sense  3 
  formulate,  word  phrase,  articulate 
  =>  express,  show  evince 
 
  Sense  4 
  formulate 
  =>  create  from  raw  material,  create  from  raw  stuff 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  formulate 
 
  formulate  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  formulate 
 
  Sense  1 
  explicate,  formulate,  develop 
  =>  speculate,  theorize,  theorise,  conjecture,  hypothesize,  hypothecate,  suppose 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  invent,  contrive,  devise,  excogitate,  formulate,  forge 
  =>  create  by  mental  act  create  mentally 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  formulate,  word  phrase,  articulate 
  =>  express,  show  evince 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  formulate 
  =>  create  from  raw  material,  create  from  raw  stuff 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  formulate 
 
  The  verb  formulate  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  explicate,  formulate,  develop  --  (elaborate,  as  of  theories  and  hypotheses;  "Could  you  develop  the  ideas  in  your  thesis") 
  2.  (4)  invent,  contrive,  devise,  excogitate,  formulate,  forge  --  (come  up  with  (an  idea,  plan  explanation,  theory,  or  priciple)  after  a  mental  effort;  "excogitate  a  way  to  measure  the  speed  of  light") 
  3.  (4)  formulate,  word  phrase,  articulate  --  (put  into  words  or  an  expression;  "He  formulated  his  concerns  to  the  board  of  trustees") 
  4.  (1)  formulate  --  (prepare  according  to  a  formula,  of  chemicals) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  formulate 
  formulated 
 
  Overview  of  verb  formulate 
 
  The  verb  formulate  has  4  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  explicate,  formulate,  develop  --  (elaborate,  as  of  theories  and  hypotheses;  "Could  you  develop  the  ideas  in  your  thesis") 
  2.  (4)  invent,  contrive,  devise,  excogitate,  formulate,  forge  --  (come  up  with  (an  idea,  plan  explanation,  theory,  or  priciple)  after  a  mental  effort;  "excogitate  a  way  to  measure  the  speed  of  light") 
  3.  (4)  formulate,  word  phrase,  articulate  --  (put  into  words  or  an  expression;  "He  formulated  his  concerns  to  the  board  of  trustees") 
  4.  (1)  formulate  --  (prepare  according  to  a  formula,  of  chemicals) 

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