formulate vs frame

formulate is not a noun while frame is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
formulate	No	No	Yes	No
frame	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, frame is a hyponym of formulate; that is, frame is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than formulate:

Other hyponyms of formulate include ask, lexicalise, lexicalize, dogmatise, dogmatize, formularise, formularize, cast, couch, put, redact.

formulate (noun)	frame (noun)
	one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided
	a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror
	the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape
	the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
	a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film
	a structure supporting or containing something
	the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
	alternative names for the body of a human being
	a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning
	a single drawing in a comic strip
	an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently
	(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat

formulate (verb)	frame (verb)
put into words or an expression	make up plans or basic details for
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses	formulate in a particular style or language
come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort	enclose in or as if in a frame
prepare according to a formula	construct by fitting or uniting parts together
	take or catch as if in a snare or trap
	enclose in a frame, as of a picture