reformulate

verb

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

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

(ˌ)rē-ˌfȯr-myə-ˈlā-shən 

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

Examples of reformulate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The hope is that the voluntary label would help people make healthier choices at grocery stores and incentivize companies to reformulate to meet eligibility requirements. —O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026

Gasoline futures are known as RBOB, or reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending. —Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026

If the federal government were to ban aluminum in vaccines, companies would have to reformulate them and, possibly, launch costly clinical trials. —Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026

The brand recently reformulated their popular Mood Glowy Tints—and for the better. —Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reformulate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate