Definition of reforms in English

Wiktionary

reforms (Noun)
Plural of reform.

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reforms, verb, present, 3rd person singular of reform (infinitive).
reforms, noun, plural of reform.

WordNet

Noun Plural: reforms
reform - a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"
		improvement the act of improving something; "their improvements increased the value of the property"
		land reform a redistribution of agricultural land (especially by government action)
		moralisation, moralization the act of making moral (or more moral); "for years she worked toward the moralization of English literature"
reform - self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"
		self-improvement, self-reformation the act of improving yourself
reform - a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"
		crusade, campaign, effort, cause, movement, drive any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
Verb reforms, reforming, reformed
reform - 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"
		reclaim, regenerate, rectify
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		moralise, moralize improve the morals of
reform - make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system"
		ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better make amendments to; "amend the document"
reform - change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
		straighten out, see the light
		ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
reform - improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country"
		ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better make amendments to; "amend the document"
reform - break up the molecules of; "reform oil"
		change integrity change in physical make-up
		chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
reform - produce by cracking; "reform gas"
		create from raw material, create from raw stuff make from scratch
		chemical science, chemistry the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

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Wiktionary

reform (Noun)
Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of government.
reform (Verb)
To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to amend; to correct; as, to reform a profligate man; to reform corrupt manners or morals.
reform (Verb)
To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits; as, a person of settled habits of vice will seldom reform.
reform (Verb)
To form again or in a new configuration.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

reform (v. t.)
To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to amend; to correct; as, to reform a profligate man; to reform corrupt manners or morals.
reform (v. i.)
To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits; as, a man of settled habits of vice will seldom reform.
reform (n.)
Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of government.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

reform
Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved.
reform
To put into a new and improved form or condition.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

reform
rē-form′, v.t. to form again or anew: to transform: to make better: to remove that which is objectionable from: to repair or improve: to reclaim.—v.i. to become better: to abandon evil: to be corrected or improved.—n. a forming anew: change, amendment, improvement: an extension or better distribution of parliamentary representation, as in the Reform Bill.—adj. Refor′mable.—n. Reformā′tion, the act of forming again: the act of reforming: amendment: improvement: the great religious revolution of the 16th century, which gave rise to the various evangelical or Protestant organisations of Christendom.—adjs. Refor′mātive, forming again or anew: tending to produce reform; Refor′mātory, reforming: tending to produce reform.—n. an institution for reclaiming youths and children who have been convicted of crime.—adj. Reformed′, formed again or anew: changed: amended: improved: denoting the churches formed after the Reformation, esp. those in which the Calvinistic doctrines, and still more the Calvinistic polity, prevail, in contradistinction to the Lutheran.—ns. Refor′mer, one who reforms: one who advocates political reform: one of those who took part in the Reformation of the 16th century; Refor′mist, a reformer.—Reformed Presbyterians, a Presbyterian denomination originating in Scotland (see Cameronian); Reform school, a reformatory. [L. re-, again, formāre, to shape—forma, form.]

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

reform
In general, a periodic epidemic, starting with marked heat, followed by a high fever, and accompanied by a flow of ink in the newspapers, a discharge of words from the face and a rush of blood to the polls, leaving the victim a chronic invalid until the next campaign. In New York, reform has been confined to a Low attempt at government.