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Type Words
Synonyms reclaim, rectify, regenerate
Type of alter, modify, change
Has types moralize, moralise
Verb group straighten out, see the light
Derivation reformation, reformatory, reformist, reformative


The Church reformed me.
reform your conduct.
Type Words
Synonyms see the light, straighten out
Type of meliorate, ameliorate, better, improve
Verb group regenerate, reclaim, rectify
Derivation reformation, reformatory


The lazy student promised to reform.
Type Words
Type of movement, campaign, cause, drive, crusade, effort


the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians.
Type Words
Type of improvement
Has types land reform, housecleaning, moralisation, moralization


justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts.
Type Words
Type of change integrity
Derivation reformer


reform oil.
Type Words
Type of better, improve, meliorate, amend, ameliorate
Derivation reformation, reformist


reform the health system in this country.
Type Words
Type of ameliorate, meliorate, improve, amend, better
Derivation reformation, reformative, reformer, reformist


reform a political system.
Type Words
Type of create from raw stuff, create from raw material


reform gas.
Type Words
Type of self-improvement, self-reformation


the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform.

Examples of reform

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Health care reform is going to change how we will provide care for our patients.
From the thenewstribune.com
The health care reform act increased the maximum adoption tax credit to $13,170.
From the usatoday.com
Why did it take this kind of crisis for you to start talking about reform again?
From the abcnews.go.com
Years ago, Washington should have encouraged civil society and political reform.
From the washingtontimes.com
Republicans need to be flushed out of office so that real reform can take place.
From the washingtontimes.com
When it comes to immigration reform, some of you Republicans are a stubborn lot.
From the chron.com
He has a vision for real reform while we're comfortable with the way things are.
From the courier-journal.com
He figures it could take more than 100 years to reform Egypt from the bottom up.
From the businessweek.com
A good first step for sure, but hardly the endgame of fundamental budget reform.
From the businessweek.com
More examples
  • Make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system"
  • A change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"
  • A campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"
  • 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"
  • Produce by cracking; "reform gas"
  • Self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"
  • Reform means to put or change into an improved form or condition; to amend or improve by change of color or removal of faults or abuses.
  • Reform is an evangelical organization within Anglicanism, active in the Church of England and the Church of Ireland. ...
  • Reform, also referred to as Reform Magazine, is an editorially-independent monthly subscription magazine published by the United Reformed Church.