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reform
[ ri-fawrm ]
noun
- the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.:
social reform; spelling reform.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- an instance of this.
- the amendment of conduct, belief, etc.
verb (used with object)
- to change to a better state, form, etc.; improve by alteration, substitution, abolition, etc.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,
- to cause (a person) to abandon wrong or evil ways of life or conduct.
- to put an end to (abuses, disorders, etc.).
- Chemistry. to subject to the process of reforming, as in refining petroleum.
verb (used without object)
- to abandon evil conduct or error:
The drunkard promised to reform.
adjective
- (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of Reform Jews or Reform Judaism:
a Reform rabbi.
reform
/ ɪˈɔː /
verb
- tr to improve (an existing institution, law, practice, etc) by alteration or correction of abuses
- to give up or cause to give up a reprehensible habit or immoral way of life
- chem to change the molecular structure of (a hydrocarbon) to make it suitable for use as petrol by heat, pressure, and the action of catalysts
noun
- an improvement or change for the better, esp as a result of correction of legal or political abuses or malpractices
- a principle, campaign, or measure aimed at achieving such change
- improvement of morals or behaviour, esp by giving up some vice
Derived Forms
- ˈڴǰ, adjective
- ˈڴǰپ, adjective
- ˈڴǰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ڴǰa· adjective
- ·ڴǰa·i·ٲ ·ڴǰa··ness noun
- ·ڴǰa·پ adjective
- ·ڴǰa·پ·ly adverb
- ·ڴǰa·پ·ness noun
- ·ڴǰiԲ· adverb
- t··ڴǰ adjective
- r·ڴǰ verb
- r·ڴǰ adjective
- r·ڴǰ adjective
- -·ڴǰ noun
- p··ڴǰ noun verb (used with object)
- un·ڴǰa· adjective
- un·ڴǰa·پ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of reform1
Example Sentences
Some Labour MSs have already made their feelings clear on welfare reform.
He reformed The Alarm in 2000 and also worked as the singer for Big Country for a couple of years from 2011.
Triggered by a proposed government treaty that would have allowed extradition to mainland China, the protests quickly grew to reflect wider demands for democratic reform.
It also encouraged a reexamination of federal consent decrees, a legal mechanism that is commonly used to encourage notably violent police departments to reform.
"Undoubtedly this will impact our ability to respond to victims of crime and Londoners and have consequences for our own officers and staff and our reform plans."
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