1. (

• reform

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

2. (

• reform ,
• 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" ;

3. (

• reform ,

) produce by cracking; "reform gas" ;

4. (

• reform ,

) break up the molecules of; "reform oil" ;

5. (

• reform ,

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

6. (

• reform ,
• straighten_out ,
• see_the_light

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

1. (

• Reformed

) of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran; "Dutch Reformed theology" ;

2. (

• reformed

) caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one; "a reformed drunkard" ;