formulate
/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He failed to formulate his ideas more clearly."
- "The Assembly then formulated its demands, which were thirty in number, including the removal of all Huguenot temples built near churches"
- "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."
- "Look closely at the pretty seashell print on these blouses. They’re actually formulated from mathematical equations!"
Etymology
Etymology tree English formula Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English formulate From formula + -ate.