reform

nouns

a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses

"justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"

reform

is a type of (narrower)

the act of improving something

"their improvements increased the value of the property"

improvement

a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices

"the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"

reform

is a type of (narrower)

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

"he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"

campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement

self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice

"the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"

reform

is a type of (narrower)

the act of improving yourself

self-improvement, self-reformation

verbs

make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices

"reform a political system"

reform

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verb group

improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition

"reform the health system in this country"

reform

is a type of (narrower)

to make better

"The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate

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"

reclaim, rectify, reform, regenerate

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produce by cracking

"reform gas"

reform

domain category

the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

chemical science, chemistry

is a type of (narrower)

make from scratch

create from raw material, create from raw stuff

break up the molecules of

"reform oil"

reform

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reformer

domain category

the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

chemical science, chemistry

is a type of (narrower)

change in physical make-up

change integrity

improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition

"reform the health system in this country"

reform

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reformist

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reformation

verb group

make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices

"reform a political system"

reform

is a type of (narrower)

to make better

"The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate

change for the better

"The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"

reform, see the light, straighten out

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reformatory

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reformation