formulate
verbUK /ˈfɔːmjʊleɪt/
US /ˈfɔːrmjəleɪt/
To make a plan or idea clear by thinking about it carefully.
The team met to formulate a plan for the school fair.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. To express an idea in a clear and exact way.
She formulated her answer before speaking.
3. To prepare a mixture according to a recipe or formula.
The chemist formulated a new medicine.
4. To state something in a precise or systematic form.
Scientists formulated a theory to explain the results.