reformat

Verb

Verb Forms: reformatted, reformatting, reformats

• To format something again, often digitally.
• To format anew or again, generally erasing a previous format.

Examples

• He had to reformat his word list to be compatible with the new app.
• Let's reformat that text to make it easier to read.
• We had to reformat the computer's hard disk to get rid of the virus.