definition of
reform

[1] #1 reform n. a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts". wn

[2] #2 reform v. make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system". wn

[3] #3 reform n. a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians". wn

[4] #4 reform v. [reclaim, regenerate, rectify] bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct". wn

[5] #5 reform n. self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform". wn