re-form

re-form

 (rē-fôrm′)

v. re-formed, re-form·ing, re-forms

v.tr.

To form again.

v.intr.

To become formed again.

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re-form

(riːˈfɔːm)

vb

to form anew

ˌre-forˈmation 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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re-form

Past participle: re-formed
Gerund: re-forming

Imperative

re-form

re-form

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Translations

re-form

[ˈriːˈfɔːm]

A. VT → volver a formar, reconstituir

B. VI [organization, party] → volver a formarse, reconstituirse (Mil) → rehacerse

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re-form

vt

(= form again) → wieder bilden; (Mil) ranks, troops → neu formieren

(= give new form to) → umformen, umgestalten (into zu)

vi → sich wieder or erneut bilden; (Mil) → sich neu formieren

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