formulate
/ˈfɔːmjəleɪt/ verb [T]Definition
› to develop all the details of something: formulate a plan/strategy/response Lawyers have advised him not to comment because the firm is formulating a response.
formulation /ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪʃən/
/ˌfɔːr-/ noun [C or U] › The results will assist the formulation of policy on the provision of factory floorspace.(Definition of formulate verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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