单词 | reformulate |
释义 | reformulate (once / 88204 pages) v To reformulate is to rework or improve an original plan. If your bottle rocket goes off course, crashing into your kitchen window, you will want to reformulate the flight plans before you launch it again. Fortunately for English speakers, there are a lot of linguistic opportunities for second chances! Reformulate is one of those words that give you a chance to improve upon a first try. Words in this “do-over” family include revise, rework, and redevelop; notice the re in all of these words, from the Latin “again” or “back.” Reformulate is usually used for a formula, theory, or plan. WORD FAMILYreformulate: reformulated, reformulating+/formula: formulae, formularise, formularize, formulary, formulas, formulate/formularise: formularised/formularize: formularized/formulary: formularies/formulate: formulated, formulates, formulating, formulation, reformulate/formulation: formulations USAGE EXAMPLESNational data from an industry-sponsored tracking system also show drug abusers quickly drop the reformulated drugs in favor of older painkillers or heroin. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) Whereas FDA regulators emphasize the potential promise of reformulated painkillers, other government officials stress that they contain the same heroin-like ingredients as traditional opioids. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) An Auburn University engineering professor in Alabama worked on the precision measurements necessary to reformulate the engine’s aluminum alloy. Wall Street Journal(Dec 12, 2016) v formulate or develop again, of an improved theory or hypothesis Syn|Hyper redevelop develop, explicate, formulate elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses |
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