Origin of reform
SYNONYMS FOR reform
OTHER WORDS FROM reform
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH reform
re-form reformWords nearby reform
Definition for reform (2 of 2)
re-form
[ ree-fawrm ]
/ riˈfɔrm /
verb (used with or without object)
to form again.
Origin of re-form
1300–50; Middle English; orig. identical with
reform
OTHER WORDS FROM re-form
re-for·ma·tion, noun re-form·er, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH re-form
re-form reformExample sentences from the Web for reform
British Dictionary definitions for reform (1 of 2)
reform
/ (rɪˈfɔːm) /
verb
(tr)
to improve (an existing institution, law, practice, etc) by alteration or correction of abuses
to give up or cause to give up a reprehensible habit or immoral way of life
chem
to change the molecular structure of (a hydrocarbon) to make it suitable for use as petrol by heat, pressure, and the action of catalysts
noun
an improvement or change for the better, esp as a result of correction of legal or political abuses or malpractices
a principle, campaign, or measure aimed at achieving such change
improvement of morals or behaviour, esp by giving up some vice
Derived forms of reform
reformable, adjective reformative, adjective reformer, nounWord Origin for reform
C14: via Old French from Latin
reformāre to form again
British Dictionary definitions for reform (2 of 2)
re-form
/ (riːˈfɔːm) /
verb
to form anew