Definition of reform

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Reform (v. t.) To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to amend; to correct; as, to reform a profligate man; to reform corrupt manners or morals..

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Ultraism :: Ultraism (n.) The principles of those who advocate extreme measures, as radical reform, and the like..
Misreform :: Misreform (v. t.) To reform wrongly or imperfectly.
Pietist :: Pietist (n.) One of a class of religious reformers in Germany in the 17th century who sought to revive declining piety in the Protestant churches; -- often applied as a term of reproach to those who make a display of religious feeling. Also used adjectively.
Radicalism :: Radicalism (n.) The quality or state of being radical; specifically, the doctrines or principles of radicals in politics or social reform..
Gospeler :: Gospeler (n.) A follower of Wyclif, the first English religious reformer; hence, a Puritan..
Reformed :: Reformed (a.) Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of an officer.
Wahabee :: Wahabee (n.) A follower of Abdel Wahab (b. 1691; d. 1787), a reformer of Mohammedanism. His doctrines prevail particularly among the Bedouins, and the sect, though checked in its influence, extends to most parts of Arabia, and also into India..
Penitentiary :: Penitentiary (a.) Used for punishment, discipline, and reformation..
Reform :: Reform (v. i.) To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits; as, a man of settled habits of vice will seldom reform..
Mend :: Mend (v. t.) To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace..
Hustings :: Hustings (n. pl.) A court formerly held in several cities of England; specif., a court held in London, before the lord mayor, recorder, and sheriffs, to determine certain classes of suits for the recovery of lands within the city. In the progress of law reform this court has become unimportant..
Albigeois :: Albigeois (n. pl.) A sect of reformers opposed to the church of Rome in the 12th centuries.
Exhaust :: Exhaust (a.) Pertaining to steam, air, gas, etc., that is released from the cylinder of an engine after having preformed its work..
Redress :: Redress (n.) The act of redressing; a making right; reformation; correction; amendment.
Domine :: Domine (n.) A name given to a pastor of the Reformed Church. The word is also applied locally in the United States, in colloquial speech, to any clergyman..
Reformalize :: Reformalize (v. i.) To affect reformation; to pretend to correctness.
Reformation :: Reformation (n.) The act of reforming, or the state of being reformed; change from worse to better; correction or amendment of life, manners, or of anything vicious or corrupt; as, the reformation of manners; reformation of the age; reformation of abuses..
Reformer :: Reformer (n.) One of those who commenced the reformation of religion in the sixteenth century, as Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, and Calvin..
Reformado :: Reformado (v. t.) An officer who, in disgrace, is deprived of his command, but retains his rank, and sometimes his pay..
Schoolship :: Schoolship (n.) A vessel employed as a nautical training school, in which naval apprentices receive their education at the expense of the state, and are trained for service as sailors. Also, a vessel used as a reform school to which boys are committed by the courts to be disciplined, and instructed as mariners..
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