Associations to the word «Reform»

REFORM, noun. Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of government.

REFORM, verb. To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to amend; to correct.

REFORM, verb. To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits; as, a person of settled habits of vice will seldom reform.

REFORM, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To form again or in a new configuration.

REFORM JUDAISM, proper noun. A form of Judaism less strict than most others, with services often conducted with less Hebrew.

REFORM SCHOOL, noun. (dated) A penal institution for juveniles, especially males.

REFORM SCHOOLS, noun. Plural of reform school

REFORM, noun. A change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts".

REFORM, noun. A campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians".

REFORM, noun. Self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform".

REFORM, verb. Make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system".

REFORM, verb. 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".

REFORM, verb. Produce by cracking; "reform gas".

REFORM, verb. Break up the molecules of; "reform oil".

REFORM, verb. Improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country".

REFORM, verb. Change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light".