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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re-form /riˈfɔrm/USA pronunciation v. - to form again: [~ + object]The general re-formed his troops.[no object]The troops re-formed.
re•form /rɪˈfɔrm/USA pronunciation n. - the improvement, changing, or removing of what is wrong, evil, unsatisfactory, etc.:[uncountable]urging social reform.
- an instance of this:[countable]some long overdue reforms in the tax codes.
v. - to change to a better state, form, etc.:[~ + object]to reform the corrupt system.
- to (cause a person to) abandon wrong or evil ways: [no object]He promised to reform and live honestly.[~ + object]Could he reform his evil ways?
adj. - Judaism[before a noun* Reform] conforming to or characteristic of a movement in Judaism that simplifies or rejects some traditional beliefs and practices to meet the conditions of contemporary life.
re•form•er, n. [countable]See -form-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re-form (rē fôrm′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i. - to form again.
- 1300–50; Middle English; origin, originally identical with reform
re′-for•ma′tion, n. re-form′er, n. re•form (ri fôrm′),USA pronunciation n. - the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.:social reform; spelling reform.
- an instance of this.
- the amendment of conduct, belief, etc.
v.t. - to change to a better state, form, etc.;
improve by alteration, substitution, abolition, etc. - to cause (a person) to abandon wrong or evil ways of life or conduct.
- to put an end to (abuses, disorders, etc.).
- Chemistryto subject to the process of reforming, as in refining petroleum.
v.i. - to abandon evil conduct or error:The drunkard promised to reform.
adj. - Judaism(cap.) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Reform Jews or Reform Judaism:a Reform rabbi.
- French réforme
- Latin refōrmāre (see re-, form); (noun, nominal) partly derivative of the verb, verbal, partly
- Middle French reformer, Old French
- (verb, verbal) Middle English reformen 1300–50
re•form′a•ble, adj. re•form′a•bil′i•ty, re•form′a•ble•ness, n. re•form′a•tive, adj. re•form′a•tive•ly, adv. re•form′a•tive•ness, n. re•form′ing•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged correction, reformation, betterment, amelioration.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged better, rectify, correct, amend, emend, ameliorate, repair, restore.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deterioration.
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