rebottle

verb

re·bot·tle (ˌ)rē-ˈbä-tᵊl

rebottled; rebottling; rebottles

transitive verb

: to bottle or bottle up (something) again or anew

If you're happy with the flavor, strain the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer and rebottle your flavored rum.—

Christina Jordan

Disclosure of a trade secret compromises its protection and trade secret status. And once lost, this status is gone forever—you cannot rebottle a known secret.—

Jim Adams

: to put (something) into a new form : repackage

Atheists and agnostics have long tried to rebottle religion: to get the community and the good works without the supernatural stuff.—

Mark Oppenheimer

The result is old music rebottled for new times: brief pieces in dizzying sequence for an age of narrow attention spans …—

Anand Giridharadas

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Eventually, other shoe companies realized that World Athletics wasn’t going to rebottle the genie. —

Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2020