Reform

verb

rɪ'fɔrm

Noun

a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
“the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians”
Type of:MovementCampaignCause
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
“justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts”
Type of:Improvement
self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice
“the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform”
Type of:Self-improvementSelf-reformation

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”
Similar:Reclaim Rectify Regenerate
Type of:AlterModifyChange
change for the better
“The lazy student promised to reform”
Type of:MeliorateAmeliorateBetter
break up the molecules of
“reform oil”
improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
“reform the health system in this country”
Type of:BetterImproveMeliorate
make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
“reform a political system”
Type of:AmeliorateMeliorateImprove
produce by cracking
“reform gas”