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1. (n.) reform
the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.:
social reform.
2. reform
an instance of this.
3. reform
the amendment of conduct, belief, etc.
4. (v.t.) reform
to change to a better state, form, etc.
5. reform
to cause (a person) to abandon wrong or evil ways of life or conduct.
6. reform
to put an end to (abuses, evils, etc.).
7. reform
to subject (petroleum fractions) to a chemical process, as catalytic cracking, that increases the octane content.
8. (v.i.) reform
to abandon evil conduct or error.
9. (adj.) reform
(cap.) conforming to or characteristic of Reform Judaism.
Etymology: (1300–50; (v.) ME < MF reformer, OF < L refōrmāre)
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| Definition of 'reform' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) reform
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
"justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"
2. (noun) reform
a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
"the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"
3. (verb) reform
self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice
"the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"
4. (verb) reform
make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
"reform a political system"
5. (verb) reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify
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"
6. (verb) reform
produce by cracking
"reform gas"
7. (verb) reform
break up the molecules of
"reform oil"
8. (verb) reform
improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
"reform the health system in this country"
9. (verb) reform, straighten out, see the light
change for the better
"The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
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1. (noun) reform
a change or reorganization of sth in order to improve it
education reforms; a call for a reform of the rules; economic reform
2. (verb) reform
to change a system or organization to improve it
to reform the immigration system
3. reform
to improve your behavior
a reformed alcoholic
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| Definition of 'reform' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) reform
amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of government
2. (verb) reform
to put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to amend; to correct; as, to reform a profligate man; to reform corrupt manners or morals
3. (verb) reform
to return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits; as, a man of settled habits of vice will seldom reform
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| Definitions of 'reform' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. reform
the name given in England to successive attempts and measures towards the due extension of the franchise in the election of the members of the House of Commons.
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Sense: to improve or remove faults from
The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.
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 Afrikaans: verbeter, reformeer |
 Arabic: يُصْلِح |
 Bulgarian: подобрявам |
 Brazilian: reformar |
 Czech: napravit |
 German: bessern |
 Danish: forbedre |
 Greek: αναμορφώνω, μεταρρυθμίζω |
 Spanish: reformar |
 Estonian: ümber kasvatama |
 Farsi: اصلاح کردن؛ |
 Finnish: saada parantamaan tapansa |
 French: réformer; corriger |
 Hebrew: לְתָקֵן |
 Hindi: सुधारना |
 Croatian: preodgojiti, popraviti |
 Hungarian: megjavít |
 Indonesian: memperbaiki |
 Icelandic: bæta; betra |
 Italian: migliorare, correggere |
 Japanese: 改心させる |
 Korean: 개선하다 |
 Lithuanian: pakeisti, reformuoti |
 Latvian: []labot; pāraudzināt |
 Malay: mengubah |
 Dutch: hervormen |
 Norwegian: gjøre et bedre menneske a |
 Polish: nawrócić z drogi zła |
 Persian: اصلاح کردن؛ |
 Pashto: سمول، جوړول، اصلاح كول، م |
 Portuguese: reformar |
 Romanian: aîndrepta |
 Russian: перевоспитывать |
 Slovak: napraviť |
 Slovenian: izboljšati |
 Serbian: poboljšati |
 Swedish: förbättra, få att bättra |
 Thai: ปฏิรูป |
 Turkish: ıslah etmek, reform yapma |
 Taiwanese: 改進，改革 |
 Ukrainian: поліпшувати; реформувати |
 Urdu: بہتر ہونا یا بنانا |
 Vietnamese: cải tiến |
 Chinese: 改造，改革 |
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