reform meaning and definition

REFORM noun

Definition of reform (noun)

1. a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
   • "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"
2. a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
   • "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"
3. self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice
   • "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"

REFORM verb

Definition of reform (verb)

1. make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
   • "reform a political system"
2. 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"
   • synonyms: reclaim, rectify, regenerate
3. produce by cracking
   • "reform gas"
4. break up the molecules of
   • "reform oil"
5. improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
   • "reform the health system in this country"
6. change for the better
   • "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
   • synonyms: see the light, straighten out