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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

formulate

/ˈfɔɹmjəˌleɪt/

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What does formulate mean?

verb

  1. To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈfɔɹmjəˌleɪt/

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It is believed that from the other chapters of this book the reader can formulate his own answer to the question.
Frank Lewis Dyer; Thomas Commerford MartinEdison: His Life and InventionsProject Gutenberg ebook #820
A proof of her weakness lay in the very utterance of what calm strength would not have taken the trouble to formulate.
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110
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It is singularly interesting to hear him formulate each article of this doctrine, and to hear George Sand's fervent protestations in reply.
René DoumicGeorge Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and WritingsTranslated by Alys HallardProject Gutenberg ebook #138
It is important, then, that we should resume the study of economic facts and practices, discover their meaning, and formulate their philosophy.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonSystem of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of MiseryProject Gutenberg ebook #444
If, then, one is to formulate an ideal toward which to write, he might express it exactly in terms of man and environment.
Stewart Edward WhiteThe Land of FootprintsProject Gutenberg ebook #1378