Reform
nnoun.acta change for the better as a result of correcting abusesExamples:- justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts
Derivationally Related Form:reform
Hypernyms:improvement
Inherited Hypernyms:reformimprovementchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:housecleaningland reformmoralisationmoralization
Full Hyponyms:housecleaningland reformmoralization
nnoun.acta campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpracticesExamples:- the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians
Derivationally Related Form:reform
Hypernyms:campaign cause crusade drive effort movement
Inherited Hypernyms:reformcampaignventureundertakingworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actself-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some viceExamples:- the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform
Derivationally Related Form:reform
Hypernyms:self-improvement self-reformation
Inherited Hypernyms:reformself-improvementimprovementchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.changemake changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injusticesExamples:- reform a political system
Derivationally Related Form:reformativereformationreformerreformreformist
Hypernyms:ameliorate amend better improve meliorate
Inherited Hypernyms:reformbetterchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changebring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right oneSynset:reclaim rectify regenerate
Examples:- The Church reformed me
- reform your conduct
Derivationally Related Form:reformativereformatoryreformistrectificationreformationreclamationreform
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:reformchange
Direct Hyponyms:moralisemoralize
Full Troponyms:moralize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.changeproduce by crackingTopic:chemical sciencechemistry
Hypernyms:create from raw material create from raw stuff
Inherited Hypernyms:reformcreate from raw materialmake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changebreak up the molecules ofTopic:chemical sciencechemistry
Derivationally Related Form:reformer
Hypernyms:change integrity
Inherited Hypernyms:reformchange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changeimprove by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better conditionExamples:- reform the health system in this country
Derivationally Related Form:reformationreformreformist
Hypernyms:ameliorate amend better improve meliorate
Inherited Hypernyms:reformbetterchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changechange for the betterSynset:see the light straighten out
Examples:- The lazy student promised to reform
- the habitual cheater finally saw the light
Derivationally Related Form:reformationreformatoryreform
Hypernyms:ameliorate better improve meliorate
Inherited Hypernyms:reformbetterchange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s