reform
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts
Types & categories
- improvement hypernym
- land reform hyponym
- moralization hyponym
- housecleaning hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
reform a political system
Types & categories
- improve hypernym
Related & opposite
- reclamation derivation
- reform derivation
- reform derivation
- reformer derivation
- reformatory derivation
- reform verb group
Sense 3 noun
a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians
Types & categories
- crusade hypernym
Related & opposite
- reform derivation
Sense 4 verb
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
The Church reformed me
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- reclamation derivation
- correction derivation
- reform derivation
- reformer derivation
- reformatory derivation
- see the light verb group
Sense 5 noun
self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice
the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform
Types & categories
- self-improvement hypernym
Related & opposite
- see the light derivation
- reform derivation
Sense 6 verb
produce by cracking
reform gas
Types & categories
- create from raw material hypernym
Related & opposite
- chemistry domain topic
Sense 7 verb
break up the molecules of
reform oil
Types & categories
- change integrity hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
reform the health system in this country
Types & categories
- improve hypernym
Related & opposite
- reform derivation
- reformer derivation
- reformation derivation
- reform verb group
Sense 9 verb
change for the better
The lazy student promised to reform
Types & categories
- improve hypernym
Related & opposite
- reclamation derivation
- reform derivation
- reformatory derivation
- reform verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | reform |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | reform |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | improvement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | land reform |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | moralization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | housecleaning |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reclamation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reform |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reform |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reformer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reformatory |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | reform |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | improve |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | reform |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | crusade |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | reclamation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | correction |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | reform |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | reformer |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | reformatory |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | see the light |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | moralize |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | see the light |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | reform |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | self-improvement |
| 6 | domain topic | Related & opposite | chemistry |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | create from raw material |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | reformer |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | chemistry |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | change integrity |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | reform |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | reformer |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | reformation |
| 8 | verb group | Related & opposite | reform |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | improve |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | reclamation |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | reform |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | reformatory |
| 9 | verb group | Related & opposite | reform |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | improve |