- reform
- reform [ri fôrm′]vt.[ME reformen < OFr reformer < L reformare: see RE- & FORM]1. to make better by removing faults and defects; correct [to reform a calendar]2.a) to make better by putting a stop to abuses or malpractices or by introducing better procedures, etc.b) to put a stop to (abuses, etc.)3. to cause or persuade (a person) to give up misconduct and behave better4. Chem. to heat (petroleum products) under pressure, with or without catalysts, to produce cracking and a greater yield of gasoline or an improved octane numbervi.to become better in behaviorn.1. a correction of faults or evils, as in government or society; social or political improvement2. an improvement in character and conduct; reformation3. a movement aimed at removing political or social abusesadj.☆ [R-] designating or of a movement in Judaism that attempts to make rational thought compatible with historical Judaism, stressing its ethical aspects and not requiring strict observance of traditional Orthodox ritualreformableadj.reformativeadj.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.