Definitions for reform

Definitions for (noun) reform

Main entry: reform

Definition: a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses

Usage: justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts


Main entry: reform

Definition: self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice

Usage: the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform


Main entry: reform

Definition: a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices

Usage: the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians


Definitions for (verb) reform

Main entry: reform, see the light, straighten out

Definition: change for the better

Usage: The lazy student promised to reform; the habitual cheater finally saw the light


Main entry: reform

Definition: make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices

Usage: reform a political system


Main entry: reform

Definition: improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition

Usage: reform the health system in this country


Main entry: reform

Definition: break up the molecules of

Usage: reform oil


Main entry: reform

Definition: produce by cracking

Usage: reform gas


Main entry: reclaim, rectify, reform, regenerate

Definition: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one

Usage: The Church reformed me; reform your conduct


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