reformat

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verb

To format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format.

“Let's reformat that text to make it easier to read.”

OriginEnglish format ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

verbreformat (third-person singular simple present reformats, present participle reformatting, simple past and past participle reformatted)

present singular third person reformats · participle present reformatting · participle past reformatted · past reformatted · alternative re-format

  1. To format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format.

    Let's reformat that text to make it easier to read.

    1 more example

    We had to reformat the computer's hard disk to get rid of the virus.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
format

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishformat
  7. Englishreformat

From re- + format.

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APA

reformat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reformat

MLA

“reformat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reformat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reformat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reformat.

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