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reform
verb(re-form)bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
Examples:
The Church reformed me.
Reform your conduct.
Reform your conduct.
reform
verb(re-form)change for the better
Synonyms: see the light, straighten out,
Examples:
The lazy student promised to reform.
reform
noun(re-form)a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
Examples:
The reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians.
reform
noun(re-form)a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
Examples:
Justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts.
reform
verb(re-form)break up the molecules of
Examples:
Reform oil.
reform
verb(re-form)improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
Examples:
Reform the health system in this country.
reform
verb(re-form)make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
Examples:
Reform a political system.
reform
verb(re-form)produce by cracking
Examples:
Reform gas.
reform
noun(re-form)self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice
Examples:
The family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform.