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reform

re·form

reform

 
 
pronunciation:
rih form
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part of speech: verb
inflections: reforms, reforming, reformed
definition: to make something better that was wrong in the past.
The new president tried to reform the government.
synonyms:
improve
similar words:
change
derivations: reformable (adj.), reformative (adj.)
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The word reform contains the following part:
form Latin root that means shape, form