reform
noun
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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
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Sense 2 verb
make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
reform a political system
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Sense 3 noun
a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians
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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
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Sense 5 noun
self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice
the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform
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Sense 6 verb
produce by cracking
reform gas
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Sense 7 verb
break up the molecules of
reform oil
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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
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Sense 9 verb
change for the better
The lazy student promised to reform
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| 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 |