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re·for·mu·late | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈfȯr-myə-ˌlāt 
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\reformulated; reformulating; reformulates
Definition of reformulate
: to formulate (something) again and usually in a different way
… the company reformulated its … vegetable oil from a sunflower and soybean oil blend to canola.— Alexis Beck … a number of prepared questions may be designed with a specific interviewee in mind, but they are often reformulated during the course of the interview …— Andrew Herod
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reformulation \ (ˌ)rē-ˌfȯr-myə-ˈlāshən \ noun, plural reformulations
\ noun, plural reformulations
The company has been channeling funds toward … reformulation of existing products to meet the rapidly changing taste of consumers pertaining to health and wellness. — Zacks Investment Research
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The first known use of reformulate was in 1869
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