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reform
/rɪ'fɔrm/
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  1. verb
    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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    reclaim rectify regenerate
    type of:
    alter modify change
  2. verb
    change for the better
    "The lazy student promised to reform"

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    see the light straighten out
  3. noun
    a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
    "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"
  4. noun
    a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
    "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"
    type of:
    improvement
  5. verb
    break up the molecules of
    "reform oil"
    type of:
    change integrity
  6. verb
    improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
    "reform the health system in this country"
  7. verb
    make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
    "reform a political system"
  8. verb
    produce by cracking
    "reform gas"
  9. noun
    self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice
    "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"
Examples of reform
  • "The Church reformed me"
  • "reform your conduct"
  • "The lazy student promised to reform"
  • "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"
  • "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"
  • "reform oil"
  • "reform the health system in this country"
  • "reform a political system"
  • "reform gas"
  • "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"
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