ALL meanings of reform
re·form
R r - intransitive verb reform improve one's conduct 1
- transitive verb reform improve, modify: system, law 1
- noun reform system, law: improve 1
- noun reform the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform. 1
- noun reform an instance of this. 1
- noun reform the amendment of conduct, belief, etc. 1
- verb with object reform to change to a better state, form, etc.; improve by alteration, substitution, abolition, etc. 1
- verb with object reform to cause (a person) to abandon wrong or evil ways of life or conduct. 1
- verb with object reform to put an end to (abuses, disorders, etc.). 1
- verb with object reform Chemistry. to subject to the process of reforming, as in refining petroleum. 1
- verb without object reform to abandon evil conduct or error: The drunkard promised to reform. 1
- adjective reform (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of Reform Jews or Reform Judaism: a Reform rabbi. 1
- variable noun reform Reform consists of changes and improvements to a law, social system, or institution. A reform is an instance of such a change or improvement. 0
- verb reform If someone reforms something such as a law, social system, or institution, they change or improve it. 0
- verb reform When someone reforms or when something reforms them, they stop doing things that society does not approve of, such as breaking the law or drinking too much alcohol. 0
- verb reform to improve (an existing institution, law, practice, etc) by alteration or correction of abuses 0
- verb reform to give up or cause to give up a reprehensible habit or immoral way of life 0
- verb reform to change the molecular structure of (a hydrocarbon) to make it suitable for use as petrol by heat, pressure, and the action of catalysts 0
- noun reform an improvement or change for the better, esp as a result of correction of legal or political abuses or malpractices 0
- noun reform a principle, campaign, or measure aimed at achieving such change 0
- noun reform improvement of morals or behaviour, esp by giving up some vice 0
- verb transitive reform to make better by removing faults and defects; correct 0
- verb transitive reform to make better by putting a stop to abuses or malpractices or by introducing better procedures, etc. 0
- verb transitive reform to put a stop to (abuses, etc.) 0
- verb transitive reform to cause or persuade (a person) to give up misconduct and behave better 0
- verb transitive reform to heat (petroleum products) under pressure, with or without catalysts, to produce cracking and a greater yield of gasoline or an improved octane number 0
- intransitive verb reform to become better in behavior 0
- noun reform a correction of faults or evils, as in government or society; social or political improvement 0
- noun reform an improvement in character and conduct; reformation 0
- noun reform a movement aimed at removing political or social abuses 0
- adjective reform designating or of a movement in Judaism that attempts to make rational thought compatible with historical Judaism, stressing its ethical aspects and not requiring strict observance of traditional Orthodox ritual 0