· a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; "justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"

Hypernym(s): improvement

· a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"

Hypernym(s): campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort

· self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; "the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"

Hypernym(s): self-improvement, self-reformation

· make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; "reform a political system"

Hypernym(s): better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

· 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"

Synonym(s): reclaim, regenerate, rectify

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify

· produce by cracking; "reform gas"

Hypernym(s): create_from_raw_material, create_from_raw_stuff

· break up the molecules of; "reform oil"

Hypernym(s): change_integrity

· improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country"

Hypernym(s): better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate

· change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"

Synonym(s): straighten_out, see_the_light

Hypernym(s): better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate