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Etymology
F. réforme

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-reform.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)m|-��(r)m

Noun
en-noun

1. Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of government.

Synonyms
reformation
amendment
rectification
correction

Translations
Finnish: uudistus, reformi

Verb
en-verb

1. 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.
2. To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits; as, a person of settled habits of vice will seldom reform.

Synonyms
amend
correct
rectify
mend
repair
better
improve
restore
reclaim

Translations
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trans-top|To put into a new and improved form or condition
Finnish: uudistaa
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trans-top|To return to a good state
Finnish: uudistua
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• 2007-11-30 09:22 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Sanajy|Sanajy]] ([[User_talk:Sanajy|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Jyril|Jyril]]

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