reformulate

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English formulate English reformulate From re- + formulate.

1. To formulate again or differently.

   “Some soft drinks have been reformulated to include less sugar.”

   “A narrative circulates at Mitchell, Hall about a naive young employee who, in his eagerness to be creative, "reinvents the wheel," devoting so many hours reformulating work that has already been done that he drives himself into a nervous breakdown.”