reformulate


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reformulate

(riːˈfɔːmjʊˌleɪt)
vb
to change or update (an idea, plan, etc, already formulated)
ˌreformuˈlation n
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re•for•mu•late

(riˈfɔr myəˌleɪt)

v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
1. to formulate in a different way; alter or revise.
2. to formulate again.
[1880–85]
re`for•mu•la′tion, n.
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reformulate


Past participle: reformulated
Gerund: reformulating

Imperative
reformulate
reformulate
Present
I reformulate
you reformulate
he/she/it reformulates
we reformulate
you reformulate
they reformulate
Preterite
I reformulated
you reformulated
he/she/it reformulated
we reformulated
you reformulated
they reformulated
Present Continuous
I am reformulating
you are reformulating
he/she/it is reformulating
we are reformulating
you are reformulating
they are reformulating
Present Perfect
I have reformulated
you have reformulated
he/she/it has reformulated
we have reformulated
you have reformulated
they have reformulated
Past Continuous
I was reformulating
you were reformulating
he/she/it was reformulating
we were reformulating
you were reformulating
they were reformulating
Past Perfect
I had reformulated
you had reformulated
he/she/it had reformulated
we had reformulated
you had reformulated
they had reformulated
Future
I will reformulate
you will reformulate
he/she/it will reformulate
we will reformulate
you will reformulate
they will reformulate
Future Perfect
I will have reformulated
you will have reformulated
he/she/it will have reformulated
we will have reformulated
you will have reformulated
they will have reformulated
Future Continuous
I will be reformulating
you will be reformulating
he/she/it will be reformulating
we will be reformulating
you will be reformulating
they will be reformulating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been reformulating
you have been reformulating
he/she/it has been reformulating
we have been reformulating
you have been reformulating
they have been reformulating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been reformulating
you will have been reformulating
he/she/it will have been reformulating
we will have been reformulating
you will have been reformulating
they will have been reformulating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been reformulating
you had been reformulating
he/she/it had been reformulating
we had been reformulating
you had been reformulating
they had been reformulating
Conditional
I would reformulate
you would reformulate
he/she/it would reformulate
we would reformulate
you would reformulate
they would reformulate
Past Conditional
I would have reformulated
you would have reformulated
he/she/it would have reformulated
we would have reformulated
you would have reformulated
they would have reformulated
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.reformulate - formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis
formulate, explicate, develop - elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
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