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reform

/ reform /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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
Kinds of:
land reform moralization moralisation housecleaning
noun Sense 2
self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice
"the family rejoiced in the drunkard''s reform"
Type of:
self-improvement self-reformation
Derived:
straighten out see the light reclaim regenerate rectify
noun Sense 3
a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
"the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"
Type of:
campaign cause crusade
verb Sense 4
change for the better
"The lazy student promised to reform"
"the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
Type of:
better improve ameliorate
Derived:
reclamation reformation
Verb group:
reclaim regenerate rectify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
"reform a political system"
Type of:
better improve amend
Derived:
reformer reformist crusader meliorist reclamation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
"reform the health system in this country"
Type of:
better improve amend
Derived:
reformer reformist crusader meliorist reformation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
break up the molecules of
"reform oil"
Type of:
change integrity
Derived:
reformer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
chemistry chemical science
verb Sense 8
produce by cracking
"reform gas"
Type of:
create from raw material create from raw stuff
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
chemistry chemical science
verb Sense 9
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"
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
moralize moralise
Derived:
correction rectification reclamation reformation reformer
Verb group:
straighten out see the light
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
93%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
55
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

improvement land reform moralization moralisation housecleaning self-improvement self-reformation campaign cause crusade better improve