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Reform
Found in thesaurus: campaign, cause, movement, self-improvement, better, meliorate, amend, modify, create from raw stuff, change integrity
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reform
n.
correction, improvement, amendment
v.
amend, fix, correct, improve, make positive changes
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Reform
Reform means the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc. The use of the word in this way emerges in the late 18th century and is believed to originate from Christopher Wyvill’s Association movement which identified “Parliamentary Reform” as its primary aim.
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reform
Noun
1. a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"
(hypernym) improvement
(hyponym) land reform
2. a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"
(hypernym) campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
3. self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"
(hypernym) self-improvement, self-reformation
(derivation) straighten out, see the light
Verb
1. make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system"
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
2. 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"
(synonym) reclaim, regenerate, rectify
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) moralize, moralise
(verb-group) straighten out, see the light
3. produce by cracking; "reform gas"
(hypernym) create from raw material, create from raw stuff
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
4. break up the molecules of; "reform oil"
(hypernym) change integrity
(derivation) reformer
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
5. improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country"
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
6. change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
(synonym) straighten out, see the light
(hypernym) better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
(verb-group) reclaim, regenerate, rectify
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Reform (die)
nf.
reform, correction, improvement, amendment
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reform
n.
reform
adj.
reformative, reformatory
