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   reform

   /rɪˈfɔːm/

   verb

   • 1. make changes in (something, especially an institution or practice) in order to improve it: "the Bill will reform the tax system" Similar improvemake betterbetteramelioraterefinemendrectifycorrectrehabilitatealtermake alterations tochangeadjustmake adjustments toadaptamendreviserecastreshaperefashionredesignrestylerevamprenovatereworkredoremakerebuildreconstructremodelmake overremouldreorganizerevolutionizereorientreorientatevarytransformconvertcustomizetailortechnical:permuterare:permutateOpposite preservemaintain
   • ▪ cause (someone) to relinquish an immoral, criminal, or self-destructive lifestyle: "the state has a duty to reform criminals"
   • ▪ relinquish an immoral, criminal, or self-destructive lifestyle: "it was only when his drunken behaviour led to blows that he started to reform" Similar mend one's wayschange for the betterchange completelymake a fresh startturn over a new leafbecome a new personreconstruct oneselfimprovego straightget back on the straight and narrowOpposite worsen
   • 2. subject (hydrocarbons) to a catalytic process in which straight-chain molecules are converted to branched forms for use as petrol.

   noun

   • 1. the action or process of reforming an institution or practice: "the reform of the divorce laws"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb in the senses ‘restore (peace)’ and ‘bring back to the original condition’): from Old French reformer or Latin reformare, from re- ‘back’ + formare ‘to form, shape’. The noun dates from the mid 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. reformable adjective
   • 2. reformative adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   to make an improvement, especially by changing a person's behavior or the structure of something: Who will reform our unfair electoral system? For years I was an alcoholic, but I reformed when the doctors gave me six months to live. Fewer examples. He was given license to reform the organization.

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   to change to a better state, form, etc.; improve by alteration, substitution, abolition, etc. Synonyms: restore, repair, ameliorate, emend, amend, correct, rectify, better. to cause (a person) to abandon wrong or evil ways of life or conduct. to put an end to (abuses, disorders, etc.).

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   When you reform something, you change it for the better. If you're running for President, you might promise to reform government, although it's easier to promise reform than to actually accomplish it.

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   Reform is a noun that means a change to improve or correct a social system, an organization, etc. Learn how to use reform in different contexts, such as politics, education, and grammar, with pictures and pronunciation.

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