{
    "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."
}