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Definition: Meaning of, reform in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɪˈfɔːm /

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reform reformed reformed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
reforming reforms
  1. [transitive] to improve a system, law, organization etc by making a lot of changes to it, so that it operates in a fairer or more effective way
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  2. [intransitive and transitive] to change your behaviour and become a better person, or to make someone do this
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reform reforms
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  1. a change or changes made to a system or organization in order to improve it
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reform used in phrases

  • Howard League for Penal Reform, the
    1. a British organization which is against physical punishment and the death sentence, and wants change in international attitudes to punishment and imprisonment
  • Reform Jew (noun)
    1. liberal Jew who tries to adapt all aspects of Judaism to modern circumstances
  • Reform Judaism (noun)
    1. the most liberal Jews; Jews who do not follow the Talmud strictly but try to adapt all of the historical forms of Judaism to the modern world
    2. beliefs and practices of Reform Jews
  • land reform (noun)
    1. the political principle of sharing farm land so that more people own some of it
  • reform movement (noun)
    1. a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms
  • reform school (noun)
    1. American English a special school where young people who have broken the law are sent
  • reform-minded (adjective)
    1. often by government action government favouring or promoting reform
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