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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Manufacturers who use Red No. 3 in food will have until Jan. 15, 2027, to reformulate their products, while those who use the dye in drugs will have until Jan. 18, 2028, according to the FDA announcement. Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 The collaboration will involve a custom AI foundation model built for L’Oréal’s research and innovation team to formulate new products and reformulate existing ones. Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 18 Jan. 2025 Food manufacturers will have until 2027 to reformulate their products while drugmakers will have until 2028. Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 15 Jan. 2025 Advertisement Now food makers will have two years to reformulate their products without red dye No. 3. Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 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 23 Feb. 2025.

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