formulate
verb (used with object)
to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically.
formulated
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past participleof formulate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof formulate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
formulateverb (used with object)to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically.
Example Sentences
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One was a standard laboratory medium, while the other was formulated to more closely match the nutrient composition found in the human body.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
The Law Commission said the current rules for defining "unfitness" were formulated in 1836, adding they were now outdated, external and did not take modern medical understandings of capacity into account.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
"She formulated a philosophy of art she dubbed 'self-obliteration' based on simple motifs of obsessive repetition and proliferation," according to her website.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Aschenbrenner formulated the worldview behind his paper, called “Situational Awareness: The Decade Ahead,” while he was still at OpenAI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Vonetta and Fern eyed the wooden sticks and formulated ideas about turning them into hairpins, play-fight swords, and pickup sdcks.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
