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formulate

 
 
/ˈfɔːmjəleɪt/ verb [T]

Definition

PLAN to develop all the details of a plan for doing something: They formulated a plan to save the company.
SAY to say what you think or feel after thinking carefully: to formulate an answer/reply
formulation
 
 
/ˌfɔːmjəˈleɪʃən/ noun [C, U]
(Definition of formulate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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