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reformed

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re⋅formed

  [ri-fawrmd]
Use reformed in a Sentence
–adjective
1. amended by removal of faults, abuses, etc.
2. improved in conduct, morals, etc.
3. (initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to Protestant churches, esp. Calvinist as distinguished from Lutheran.
Origin:
1555–65; reform + -ed 2

Related forms:
re⋅form⋅ed⋅ly  [ri-fawr-mid-lee] , adverb
Expository Bible Church
Come and Worship with us in Spirit and in Truth. Thousand Oaks, CA
www.oakbrookbible.org

re-form

  [ree-fawrm]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to form again.
Origin:
1300–50; ME; orig. identical with reform

Related forms:
re-for⋅ma⋅tion, noun
re-former, noun

re⋅form

  [ri-fawrm]
–noun
1. the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
2. an instance of this.
3. the amendment of conduct, belief, etc.
–verb (used with object)
4. to change to a better state, form, etc.; improve by alteration, substitution, abolition, etc.
5. to cause (a person) to abandon wrong or evil ways of life or conduct.
6. to put an end to (abuses, disorders, etc.).
7. Chemistry. to subject to the process of reforming, as in refining petroleum.
–verb (used without object)
8. to abandon evil conduct or error: The drunkard promised to reform.
–adjective
9. (initial capital letter) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Reform Jews or Reform Judaism: a Reform rabbi.
Origin:
1300–50; (v.) ME reformen < MF reformer, OF < L refōrmāre (see re-, form ); (n.) partly deriv. of the v., partly < F réforme

Related forms:
re⋅form⋅a⋅ble, adjective
re⋅form⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, re⋅form⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
re⋅form⋅a⋅tive, adjective
re⋅form⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
re⋅form⋅a⋅tive⋅ness, noun
re⋅form⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. correction, reformation, betterment, amelioration. 4. better, rectify, correct, amend, emend, ameliorate, repair, restore.

Antonyms:
1. deterioration.
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re·form   (rĭ-fôrm')   
v.   re·formed, re·form·ing, re·forms

v.   tr.

  1. To improve by alteration, correction of error, or removal of defects; put into a better form or condition.

    1. To abolish abuse or malpractice in: reform the government.

    2. To put an end to (a wrong). See Synonyms at correct.

  3. To cause (a person) to give up harmful or immoral practices; persuade to adopt a better way of life.

v.   intr.
To change for the better.
n.  

  1. A change for the better; an improvement.

  2. Correction of evils, abuses, or errors.

  3. Action to improve social or economic conditions without radical or revolutionary change.

adj.  

  1. Relating to or favoring reform: a reform candidate for mayor.

  2. Reform Of or relating to Reform Judaism.


[Middle English reformen, from Old French reformer, from Latin refōrmāre : re-, re- + fōrmāre, to shape (from fōrma, form).]
re·form'a·bil'i·ty n., re·form'a·ble adj., re·form'er n.
re·formed   (rĭ-fôrmd')   
adj.  

  1. Improved by the removal of faults or abuses.

  2. Improved in conduct or character.

  3. Reformed Relating to or being the Protestant churches that follow the teachings of John Calvin and Ulrich Zwingli.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: re·form
Pronunciation: ri-'form
Function: transitive verb
1 : to put (a writing) into a corrected form that more accurately reflects the agreement of the parties reformed —W. M. McGovern, Junior et al.> —compare RATIFY
2 : to induce or cause to abandon wrongful or harmful ways reformed drug dealer> intransitive verb : to become changed for the better
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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