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| 1. | [ noun ] a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses | |
| Examples: | "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts" |
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| Related terms: | improvement land_reform housecleaning moralisation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices | |
| Examples: | "reform a political system" |
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| Related terms: | better reformer reclamation | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (politics) a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices | |
| Examples: | "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians" |
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| Related terms: | campaign | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (religion) bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one | |
| Synonyms: | reclaim rectify regenerate | |
| Examples: | "The Church reformed me" "reform your conduct" |
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| Related terms: | change convert moralise reformer reclamation | |
| 5. | [ verb ] change for the better | |
| Synonyms: | straighten_out see_the_light | |
| Examples: | "The lazy student promised to reform" "the habitual cheater finally saw the light" |
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| Related terms: | better regenerate | |
| 6. | [ verb ] produce by cracking | |
| Examples: | "reform gas" |
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| Related terms: | create_from_raw_material chemistry | |
| 7. | [ verb ] break up the molecules of ("reform oil") | |
| Related terms: | change_integrity chemistry | |
| 8. | [ verb ] improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition | |
| Examples: | "reform the health system in this country" |
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| Related terms: | better reformation | |
| 9. | [ noun ] self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice | |
| Examples: | "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform" |
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| Related terms: | self-improvement | |
| Similar spelling: |
reformer reformed reformist reformism re-formed reaffirm Revermann repairman reborn |
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