formulate

From Wiktionary

Verb[change]

Plain form
formulate

Third-person singular
formulates

Past tense
formulated

Past participle
formulated

Present participle
formulating

  1. To formulate is to create something.
    This shampoo has been formulated specially for people with lice.
  2. To formulate is also to express a problem in math.
    I am formulating a formula to solve this word problem.