reform vb
1 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 (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 reformare to form again)
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reformable adj
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reformative adj
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reformer n