reformulate

verb

re·​for·​mu·​late (ˌ)rē-ˈfȯr-myə-ˌlāt How to pronounce reformulate (audio)
reformulated; reformulating; reformulates

transitive verb

: 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
reformulation 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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Indexed search is dying, and Google is struggling to reformulate its advertising business to operate in the Seventh Wave. Forrester, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 Also, more natural dye is needed to achieve a satisfying color than synthetic dye, so recipes may have to be reformulated. Julie Creswell, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025 Food companies often reformulate existing products to be healthier or introduce new, healthier products when faced with nutrition restrictions in government programs. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025 For the recent study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, researchers interviewed business leaders and found that California’s rule has caused many companies to reformulate their products by reducing amounts of flagged ingredients to safer levels—or by dropping them entirely. Ripley Cleghorn, Scientific American, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for reformulate

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reformulate was in 1869

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“Reformulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reformulate. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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