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Defenition of the word reform

    • Defenition of the word reform

      • a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"
      • self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"
      • a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"
      • make reforms in; change for the better; "reform a political system"
      • break up the molecules (of oil or gas)
      • produce by cracking, of oil or gas
      • subject to spiritual regeneration
      • change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"
      • self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; "the family rejoiced in the drunkard''s reform"
      • change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
      • make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system"
      • improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country"
      • break up the molecules of; "reform oil"
      • produce by cracking; "reform gas"
      • 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"
      • a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
      • self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice
      • a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
      • change for the better
      • make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
      • improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
      • break up the molecules of
      • produce by cracking
      • bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one

    Synonyms for the word reform

      • regenerate
      • straighten out

    Hyponyms for the word reform

      • housecleaning
      • land reform
      • moralisation
      • moralise
      • moralization
      • moralize

    Hypernyms for the word reform

      • alter
      • ameliorate
      • amend
      • better
      • campaign
      • cause
      • change
      • change integrity
      • convert
      • create from raw material
      • create from raw stuff
      • crusade
      • drive
      • effort
      • improve
      • improvement
      • meliorate
      • modify
      • movement
      • self-improvement
      • self-reformation

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