Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
FORMULATE
explicate, formulate, develop
(verb) elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; “Could you develop the ideas in your thesis”
invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge
(verb) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; “excogitate a way to measure the speed of light”
formulate
(verb) prepare according to a formula
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
formulate (third-person singular simple present formulates, present participle formulating, simple past and past participle formulated)
(transitive) To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
Source: Wiktionary
For"mu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Formulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Formulating.]
Definition: To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression. G. P. Marsh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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