Meaning & use
reformat
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To change the format or arrangement of something, or to erase and prepare a storage device for reuse.
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She had to reformat the entire document before submitting it.
Reformatting the hard drive erased all of the old files.
A note on using this word
In computing, reformatting a disk permanently deletes existing data unless it has been backed up first.
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