verb
- Elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses.
- usage: "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
- Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort.
- usage: "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
- Put into words or an expression.
- usage: "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
- synonyms: give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate
- Prepare according to a formula.
- synonyms: formulate
adjective
- Devised; developed according to an orderly plan.
- usage: "he had well formulated opinions on schooling"