Reformulate

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To express or present something again in a different form or manner
2. To restate or rephrase ideas or statements using alternative wording
3. To convey the same information using new or altered expressions

Etymology: "Formulate" entered English in the 1600s from Latin "formulare," itself a derivative of "forma" (shape, form), and it carried the sense of putting something into a precise, fixed shape. "Reformulate" is simpler: it is the English prefix "re-" (again, anew) attached to "formulate," so the word means to shape an idea into a new formula or phrasing. The structure is transparent, and that transparency is the point, since the word describes exactly what it does: giving existing content a fresh form.

Synonyms: revise, rework, alter, restructure, redesign

Antonyms: maintain, stagnate, preserve, continue, keep