Dictionary.com

reformulate

[ ree-fawr-myuh-leyt ]
/ riˈfɔr myəˌleɪt /
Save This Word!

verb (used with object), re·for·mu·lat·ed, re·for·mu·lat·ing.
to formulate again.
to formulate in a different way; alter or revise: to reformulate our plans.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?

Origin of reformulate

First recorded in 1880–85; re- + formulate

OTHER WORDS FROM reformulate

re·for·mu·la·tion, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use reformulate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for reformulate

reformulate
/ (riːˈfɔːmjʊˌleɪt) /

verb
to change or update (an idea, plan, etc, already formulated)

Derived forms of reformulate

reformulation, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK