reform

Noun
  1. A change for the better as a result of correcting abuses (synset 100261465)
    "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"
    is a type of: improvement - the act of improving something
    subtypes:
    • land reform - a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)
    • moralisation, moralization - the act of making moral (or more moral)
    • housecleaning - (figurative) the act of reforming by the removal of unwanted personnel or practices or conditions
  2. A campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices (synset 100802601)
    "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"
    is a type of: campaign, cause, crusade, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
  3. Self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice (synset 100262248)
    "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"
    is a type of: self-improvement, self-reformation - the act of improving yourself
Verb
  1. Make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices (synset 200266272)
    "reform a political system"
    is a type of: ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate - to make better
    verb group: reform - improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
  2. Bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one (synset 200385291)
    "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct"
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    subtypes: moralise, moralize - improve the morals of
    same as: reclaim, rectify, regenerate
    verb group: reform, see the light, straighten out - change for the better
  3. Produce by cracking (synset 200266967)
    "reform gas"
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch
  4. Break up the molecules of (synset 200266827)
    "reform oil"
    referred to in: chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
    is a type of: change integrity - change in physical make-up
  5. Improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition (synset 200266559)
    "reform the health system in this country"
    is a type of: ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate - to make better
    verb group: reform - make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
  6. Change for the better (synset 200167742)
    "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
    is a type of: ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate - get better
    same as: see the light, straighten out
    verb group: reclaim, rectify, reform, regenerate - bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one

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