formulate

formulate
[ˈfɔːmjʊleɪt]
verb
  1. [with obj.]create or devise methodically (a strategy or a proposal)
    制订;规划(策略,提议)
    ■express (an idea) in a concise or systematic way
    (简练或系统地)阐述
    the argument is sufficiently clear that it can be formulated mathematically.
    论点清楚得可用数学公式表述。
派生
formulator
noun
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from formula + -ate, on the pattern of French formuler, from medieval Latin formulare
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