Synonyms: 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
Similar words: improvement
Definition: the act of improving something
Usage: their improvements increased the value of the property
Synonyms: reform
Definition: self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice
Usage: the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform
Similar words: self-improvement, self-reformation
Definition: the act of improving yourself
Synonyms: reform
Definition: a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
Usage: the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians
Similar words: movement, campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort
Definition: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
Usage: he supported populist campaigns; they worked in the cause of world peace; the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant; the movement to end slavery; contributed to the war effort
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: meliorate, better, ameliorate, improve
Definition: get better
Usage: The weather improved toward evening
Synonyms: reform
Definition: make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
Usage: reform a political system
Similar words: meliorate, improve, ameliorate, amend, better
Definition: to make better
Usage: The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: meliorate, improve, ameliorate, amend, better
Definition: to make better
Usage: The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
Synonyms: reform
Definition: break up the molecules of
Usage: reform oil
Similar words: change integrity
Definition: change in physical make-up
Synonyms: reform
Definition: produce by cracking
Usage: reform gas
Similar words: create from raw material, create from raw stuff
Definition: make from scratch
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue