reform

re·form

 (rĭ-fôrm′)

v. re·formed, re·form·ing, re·forms

v.tr.

1. To improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects; put into a better form or condition: reform the tax code.

2.

a. To abolish abuse or malpractice in: reform the government.

b. To put an end to (an abuse or wrong).

3. To induce or persuade (a person) to give up harmful or immoral practices; cause to adopt a better way of life.

4. Chemistry To subject (hydrocarbons) to cracking.

v.intr.

To change for the better.

n.

1. Action to improve or correct what is wrong or defective in something: health care reform.

2. An instance of this; an improvement: reforms in education.

adj.

1. Relating to or favoring reform: a reform candidate for mayor.

2. Reform Of or relating to Reform Judaism.

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[Middle English reformen, from Old French reformer, from Latin refōrmāre : re-, re- + fōrmāre, to shape (from fōrma, form).]

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re·form′a·bil′i·ty n.

re·form′a·ble adj.

re·form′er n.

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reform

(rɪˈfɔːm)

vb

1. (tr) to improve (an existing institution, law, practice, etc) by alteration or correction of abuses

2. to give up or cause to give up a reprehensible habit or immoral way of life

3. (Chemistry) chem to change the molecular structure of (a hydrocarbon) to make it suitable for use as petrol by heat, pressure, and the action of catalysts

n

4. an improvement or change for the better, esp as a result of correction of legal or political abuses or malpractices

5. a principle, campaign, or measure aimed at achieving such change

6. improvement of morals or behaviour, esp by giving up some vice

[C14: via Old French from Latin reformāre to form again]

reˈformable adj

reˈformative adj

reˈformer n

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re-form

(riˈfɔrm)

v.t., v.i.

to form again.

re•form

(rɪˈfɔrm)

n.

1. the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform.

2. an instance of this.

3. the amendment of conduct, belief, etc.

v.t.

4. to change to a better state, form, etc.

5. to cause (a person) to abandon wrong or evil ways of life or conduct.

6. to put an end to (abuses, evils, etc.).

7. to subject (petroleum fractions) to a chemical process, as catalytic cracking, that increases the octane content.

v.i.

8. to abandon evil conduct or error.

adj.

9. (cap.) conforming to or characteristic of Reform Judaism.

[1300–50; (v.) Middle English < Middle French reformer, Old French < Latin refōrmāre]

re•form′a•ble, adj.

re•form′a•tive, adj.

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reform

Past participle: reformed
Gerund: reforming

Imperative

reform

reform

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	reform - a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts" improvement - the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property" land reform - a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action) moralisation, moralization - the act of making moral (or more moral); "for years she worked toward the moralization of English literature" housecleaning - (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions; "more housecleaning is in store at other accounting firms"; "many employees were discharged in a general housecleaning by the new owners"
	2.	reform - a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians" crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "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"
	3.	reform - self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform" self-improvement, self-reformation - the act of improving yourself
Verb	1.	reform - make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system" ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" reform - improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country"
	2.	reform - 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" reclaim, rectify, regenerate alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" see the light, straighten out, reform - change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light" moralise, moralize - improve the morals of
	3.	reform - produce by cracking; "reform gas" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch
	4.	reform - break up the molecules of; "reform oil" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions change integrity - change in physical make-up
	5.	reform - improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country" ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" reform - make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system"
	6.	reform - change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light" see the light, straighten out ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better - get better; "The weather improved toward evening" reform, regenerate, reclaim, rectify - 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"

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reform

noun

1. improvement, amendment, correction, rehabilitation, renovation, betterment, rectification, amelioration a programme of economic reform

verb

1. improve, better, correct, restore, repair, rebuild, amend, reclaim, mend, renovate, reconstruct, remodel, rectify, rehabilitate, regenerate, reorganize, reconstitute, revolutionize, ameliorate, emend his plans to reform the country's economy

2. mend your ways, go straight (informal), shape up (informal), get it together (informal), turn over a new leaf, get your act together (informal), clean up your act (informal), pull your socks up (Brit. informal), get back on the straight and narrow (informal) Under such a system where is the incentive to reform?

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reform

verb

To make right what is wrong:

amend, correct, emend, mend, rectify, redress, remedy, right.

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Translations

إصلاحإصْلاحاتيُصْلِح

reformazlepšenínápravanapravitpolepšit se

forbedreforbedre sigforbedring

Reformreformierensich bessernbessern

reformareformarreformarse

reformiuudistaauudistuauudistus

réformerréformereformertransformationcorriger

reformareformirati

reform

bæta ráî sittbæta; betraumbót

riformariformarela Riformaravvedersi

pasikeitęspasitaisęspertvarkytojasreformareformacija

labotlabotiespāraudzinātuzlabot

reformar

реформа

polepšiť sareforma

preureditireforma

düzelmekıslah etmekıslah olmakıslahatreform

改进革新改造改邪归正改革

reform

[rɪˈfɔːm]

A. N → reforma f
see also land

B. VT [+ law, institution, person] → reformar; [+ conduct] → corregir

C. VI [person] → reformarse

D. CPD Reform Jew N → judio/a m/f reformista
Reform Judaism N → judaísmo m reformista
reform law N → ley f de reforma
reform movement N → movimiento m de reforma
reform school N (US) → reformatorio m

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reform

[rɪˈfɔː^rm]

n → réforme f
He called for the reform of the divorce laws → Il a appelé à la réforme des lois sur le divorce.
economic reform → réforme économique
constitutional reform → réforme constitutionnelle
electoral reform → réforme électorale

vt

(= change) [+ law, system] → réformer

(= form again) [+ band, organization] → reformer

vi

(= change) [person] → s'amender

[ˌriːˈfɔː^rm] (= form again) [group, organization] → se reformer

modif [bill] → de réforme; [programme] → de réformes; [legislation] → réformateur/trice; [campaign] → de réformes; [group, movement] → réformateur/trice
a reform package → un train de réformes

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reform

n → Reform f; (of person) → Besserung f; reform measures → Reformmaßnahmen pl; reform school (Brit dated, US) → Besserungsanstalt f ? land reform

vt law, institutions, services, spelling system → reformieren; society also → verbessern; conduct, person → bessern

vi (person) → sich bessern

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reform

[rɪˈfɔːm]

1. n → riforma

2. vt (society, morals) → riformare; (criminal) → rieducare, ricuperare socialmente; (person's character) → correggere

3. vi (person) → emendarsi

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reform

(rəˈfoːm) verb

1. to improve or remove faults from. The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband. verbeter, reformeer يُصْلِح подобрявам reformar napravit bessern forbedre αναμορφώνω, μεταρρυθμίζωreformar ümber kasvatama اصلاح کردن؛ saada parantamaan tapansa réformer; corriger לְתָקֵן सुधारना preodgojiti, popraviti megjavít memperbaiki bæta; betra migliorare, correggere 改心させる 개선하다 pakeisti, reformuoti []labot; pāraudzināt mengubah hervormen gjøre et bedre menneske av, forbedre nawrócić z drogi zła سمول، جوړول، اصلاح كول، مرتب كول، تشكيلول، سمون، اصلاح reformar a îndrepta перевоспитывать napraviť izboljšati poboljšati förbättra, få att bättra sig, omvända ปฏิรูป ıslah etmek, reform yapmak 改進，改革 поліпшувати; реформувати بہتر ہونا یا بنانا cải tiến 改造，改革

2. to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc. He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform. verbeter, reformeer يَتَخَلّى عن العادات السَّيِّئَه، يَتَهَذَّب преобразявам corrigir-se polepšit se sich bessern forbedre sig διορθώνομαι, βελτιώνομαιreformarse käitumist parandama بهسازی کردن؛ اصلاح کردن parantaa tapansa se corriger לַחֲזוֹר לַמוּטָב फिर से बनाना, पुनर्निर्माण करना popraviti se megjavul memperbaiki diri bæta ráð sitt correggersi, migliorare 行いを改める 바로잡다 pasitaisyti, taisytis laboties berubah zich beteren forbedre seg poprawić się جوړول، اصلاح كول corrigir-se a se îndrepta исправляться polepšiť sa popraviti se popraviti se bättra sig ดัดนิสัย ıslah olmak, düzelmek 改過自新 виправлятися اصلاح کرنا sửa mình 改邪归正

noun

1. the act of improving. the reform of our political system. reformasie إصلاح реформа reforma reforma die Reform forbedring αναμόρφωση, βελτίωσηreforma reform اصلاح؛ ساماندهی reformi réformeתיקון सुधार reforma, poboljšanje reform perbaikan umbót riforma 改革 개혁 reforma, pertvarkymas reforma pembaharuan hervormingbedring usprawnienie سمون، اصلاح reforma reformare реформирование reforma izboljšanje reforma reform การปฏิรูป reform 改革 реформа; поліпшення اصلاح sự đổi mới 改革

2. an improvement. He intends to make several reforms in the prison system. verbetering إصْلاحات подобрение reforma náprava, zlepšení die Reform forbedring βελτίωσηreforma uuendus اصلاح uudistus réformeתיקון पुनर्निर्माण करना poboljšanje megújulás perbaikan umbót riforma; miglioramento 改善 개선 pakeitimas, pataisa reforma, uzlabojums memperbaharui hervormingforbedringreforma اصلاح reforma reformă реформа zlepšenie reforma poboljšanje förbättring การพัฒนาใหม่ ıslahat 改進 реформа بہتری cải tiến 改进革新

ˌreforˈmation (refə-) noun

reformasie إصْلاح، تَحْسين преобразование reformação přetvoření die Neugestaltung forbedring; reformation αναμόρφωσηreforma uuendus اصلاح؛ باز سازی reformaatio réformeשיפור, תיקון सुधार reformacija, preustrojstvo (meg)reformálás, megújulás reformasi umbót riforma; miglioramento 改革 개선 reformacija, reformavimas reformācija; reformēšana reformasi hervormingreformarbeid, rehabiliteringpoprawa, nawrócenie سمون، اصلاح، بياجوړونه، بيااصلاح كول، بيانوى كول، بيابنسټ ايښودل reforma reformare преобразование pretvorenie preoblikovanje reformacija reformation, reformerande, förbättring การปฏิรูป ıslahat, düzelme 改革，改進 перетворення اصلاح کا عمل sự cải tiến; đổi mới 改革，改进

reˈformed adjective

(negative unreformed) improved, especially in behaviour. gereformeerd, verbeterd مُصْلَح، مُقَوَّم، مُهَذَّب подобрен reformado napravený verbessert forbedret βελτιωμένος (συν. στη συμπεριφορά) reformado paranenud اصلاح شده tapansa parantanut amendé מְתוּקָן सुधारक reformiran, preodgojen megjavult makin baik sem hefur bætt ráð sitt migliorato 改心した 개선된 pasikeitęs, pasitaisęs reformēts; uzlabots; labojies berubah hervormdforbedret, reform- poprawiony, zreformowany, nawrócony اصلاح reformado care s-a îndreptat исправившийся zlepšený popravljen reformisan omvänd, reformerad ปฏิรูป ıslah olmuş 改過自新的 такий, що виправився اصلاح شدہ tiến bộ 改革的，革新的

reˈformer noun

a person who wishes to bring about improvements. one of the reformers of our political system. hervormer مُصْلِح реформатор reformador reformátor, -ka der/die Reformer(in) reformator αναμορφωτής, μεταρρυθμιστής reformador uuendaja اصلاح طلب uudistaja réformateur/-trice מְתֵקן חֶברָתִי सुधारने वाला reformator reformer pembaharu umbótasinni riformatore, riformatrice 改革者 혁신자 reformatorius, pertvarkytojas reformators, reformu piekritējs pengubah hervormerreformator reformator اصلاح reformador reformator реформатор reformátor, -ka reformator reformator reformator คนที่ทำการปฏิรูป reformcu 改革者 перетворювач; реформатор مصلح người thực hiện cải cách 改革者

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reform

n. reforma, cambio;

v. reformar, cambiar; reformarse.

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