Main Entry: ¹re·form

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈfȯrm\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French refurmer, from Latin reformare, from re- + formare to form, from forma form

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 a : to put or change into an improved form or condition b : to amend or improve by change of form or removal of faults or abuses
2 : to put an end to (an evil) by enforcing or introducing a better method or course of action
3 : to induce or cause to abandon evil ways <reform a drunkard>
4 a : to subject (hydrocarbons) to cracking b : to produce (as gasoline or gas) by crackingintransitive verb : to become changed for the better

synonyms see correct

— re·form·abil·i·ty \-ˌfȯr-mə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— re·form·able \-ˈfȯr-mə-bəl\ adjective