reform
noun
- 1
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts
- 2
self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice
the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform
- 3
a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians
verb
- 1
change for the better
The lazy student promised to reform
the habitual cheater finally saw the light
- 2
make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
reform a political system
- 3
improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
reform the health system in this country
- 4
break up the molecules of
reform oil
- 5
produce by cracking
reform gas
- 6
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
The Church reformed me
reform your conduct
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