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Reform
//ˌɹiːˈfɔɹm// adj, noun, verb
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of Reform Judaism, its tenets, or its adherents. not-comparable
Noun
- 1 The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it countable, uncountable
"The elections need to undergo a serious reform."
- 2 a political movement/party
- 3 a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses wordnet
- 4 self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice wordnet
- 5 a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices wordnet
Verb
- 1 To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better. transitive
"to reform a profligate man; to reform corrupt manners or morals; to reform a criminal"
- 2 change for the better wordnet
- 3 To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits. intransitive
"It is hoped that many criminals, upon being freed, will eventually reform."
- 4 make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices wordnet
- 5 To form again or in a new configuration. intransitive, transitive
"This product contains reformed meat."
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- 6 improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition wordnet
- 7 break up the molecules of wordnet
- 8 produce by cracking wordnet
- 9 bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English reformen, from Old French reformer, from Latin reformo, reformare. As a noun since 1660s, from French réforme.
Etymology 2
From Middle English reformen, from Old French reformer, from Latin reformo, reformare. As a noun since 1660s, from French réforme.
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