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- [ri-fawrm]
- /rɪˈfɔrm/
- /rɪˈfɔːm/
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- [ri-fawrm]
- /rɪˈfɔrm/
Definitions of reform word
- noun reform the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform. 1
- noun reform an instance of this. 1
- noun reform the amendment of conduct, belief, etc. 1
- verb with object reform to change to a better state, form, etc.; improve by alteration, substitution, abolition, etc. 1
- verb with object reform to cause (a person) to abandon wrong or evil ways of life or conduct. 1
- verb with object reform to put an end to (abuses, disorders, etc.). 1
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Origin of reform
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; (v.) Middle English reformen < Middle French reformer, Old French < Latin refōrmāre (see re-, form); (noun) partly derivative of the v., partly < French réforme
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Parts of speech for Reform
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reform popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
reform usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for reform
verb reform
- alter — If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
- amend — If you amend something that has been written such as a law, or something that is said, you change it in order to improve it or make it more accurate.
- bestir — to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
- bestirred — to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively): She bestirred herself at the first light of morning.
- better — Better is the comparative of good.
noun reform
- amelioration — the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
- amendment — An amendment is a section that is added to a law or rule in order to change it.
- modification — an act or instance of modifying.
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