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'reform' - used as a noun
1. a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts
2. a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians
3. self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice
the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform

'reform' - used as a verb
4. make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
reform a political system
5. 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. produce by cracking
reform gas
7. break up the molecules of
reform oil
8. improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
reform the health system in this country
9. change for the better
The lazy student promised to reform

derived forms
1. Reform / Plural
reforms
2. Reform / Past
reformed
3. Reform / Third Person
reforms
4. Reform / Present Participle
reforming
Variations of 'reform'
 
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