D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Formulate

/fôr'-myəl-ātˌ/ · For·mu·late · IPA /ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/
01 v. t. To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
imp. & p. p. Formulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Formulating
  1. 1.
    To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.