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{
"term": "formulate",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"academic": true,
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "formulate",
"heSheIt": "formulates"
},
"pastSimple": "formulated",
"pastParticiple": "formulated",
"ingForm": "formulating"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to create or prepare something carefully, giving particular attention to the details",
"sensetop": "formulate somethingformulate something to do something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **formulate a policy/theory/plan/proposal**",
"contextForm": "formulate something"
},
{
"text": "The compost is specially formulated for pot plants."
},
{
"text": "This new kitchen cleaner is formulated to cut through grease and dirt.",
"contextForm": "formulate something to do something"
},
{
"text": "His ideas are always very carefully formulated."
},
{
"text": "products that are specially formulated for safe use on leather"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["fully", "carefully", "properly"],
"verb + formulate": ["try to", "help (to)"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to express your ideas in carefully chosen words",
"sensetop": "formulate something",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She has lots of good ideas, but she has difficulty formulating them."
},
{
"text": "He struggled to formulate an answer."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["fully", "carefully", "properly"],
"verb + formulate": ["try to", "help (to)"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːmjuleɪt/",
"audio": "fo/formulate/formulate__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːmjuleɪts/",
"audio": "fo/formulate/formulates__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːmjuleɪtɪd/",
"audio": "fo/formulate/formulated__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːmjuleɪtɪŋ/",
"audio": "fo/formulate/formulating__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrmjuleɪt/",
"audio": "fo/formulate/formulate__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrmjuleɪts/",
"audio": "fo/formulate/formulates__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrmjuleɪtɪd/",
"audio": "fo/formulate/formulated__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrmjuleɪtɪŋ/",
"audio": "fo/formulate/formulating__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 19th cent.: from formula + -ate, on the pattern of French formuler, from medieval Latin formulare."
}