reformulate

verb

re·for·mu·late | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈfȯr-myə-ˌlāt

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Definition of reformulate

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: 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

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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