HyperDic: reform

English > 9 senses of the word *reform*:
NOUN	act	reform	a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
	act	reform	a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
	act	reform	self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice / vice
VERB	change	reform	make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
	change	reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify	bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
	change	reform	produce by cracking
	change	reform	break up the molecules of
	change	reform	improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
	change	reform, straighten out, see the light	change for the better

reform > pronunciation
Sounds	rahfao'rm; rihfao'rm
Rhymes	barnstorm ... windstorm: 29 rhymes with aorm...

English > *reform*: 9 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	A change for the better as a result of correcting abuses.
Example	"justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"
Narrower	housecleaning	(figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions
	land reform	A redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)
	moralization, moralisation	The act of making moral (or more moral)
Broader	improvement	The act of improving something
Spanish	reforma
Catalan	reforma
Verbs	reform	make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
Verbs	reform	improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition

English > *reform*: 9 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	A campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices.
Example	"the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"
Broader	campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort	A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
Spanish	reforma
Catalan	reforma
Verbs	reform	make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices

English > *reform*: 9 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice / vice.
Example	"the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"
Broader	self-improvement, self-reformation	The act of improving yourself
Verbs	reform	change for the better
Verbs	reform	bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one

English > *reform*: 9 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"reform a political system"
Broader	better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate	To make better
Similar to	reform	improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
Spanish	reformar, remodelar
Catalan	reformar, remodelar
Adjectives	reformative	tending to reform
Nouns	reform	a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
	reform	a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
	reformation	rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
	reformer, reformist	a disputant who advocates reform

English > *reform*: 9 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	Bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples	"The Church reformed me" "reform your conduct"
Synonyms	reclaim, regenerate, rectify
Narrower	moralize, moralise	improve the morals of
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Similar to	reform, straighten out, see the light	change for the better
Catalan	reformar, regenerar
Adjectives	reformative, reformatory	tending to reform
Nouns	reform	self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice / vice
	reformation	rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
	reformist	a disputant who advocates reform

English > *reform*: 9 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	produce by cracking.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"reform gas"
Category	chemistry, chemical science	The science of matter
Broader	create from raw material, create from raw stuff	make from scratch

English > *reform*: 9 senses > verb 4, change
Meaning	Break up the molecules of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"reform oil"
Category	chemistry, chemical science	The science of matter
Broader	change integrity	change in physical make-up
Spanish	cambiar de forma, reformar
Nouns	reformer	an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel

English > *reform*: 9 senses > verb 5, change
Meaning	improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"reform the health system in this country"
Broader	better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate	To make better
Similar to	reform	make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
Spanish	reformar
Catalan	reformar
Nouns	reform	a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
	reformation	improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices etc.
	reformist	a disputant who advocates reform

English > *reform*: 9 senses > verb 6, change
Meaning	change for the better.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Example	"The lazy student promised to reform"
Synonyms	straighten out, see the light
Broader	better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate	Get better
Similar to	reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify	Bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
Spanish	corregirse, enmendarse, reformarse, reformar, ver la luz
Catalan	esmenar-se, reformar-se
Adjectives	reformatory	tending to reform
Nouns	reform	self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice / vice
Nouns	reformation	rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course

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