"reform" meaning in All languages combined

See reform on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌriːˈfɔrm/ [US], /ˌriːˈfɔːm/ [UK] Audio: en-us-reform.ogg [US] Forms: reform [singular], reforms [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A reform is a change to an institution's rules or ways something works to improve it.
    Sense id: simple-reform-en-noun-RqmtxJu3

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌriːˈfɔrm/ [US], /ˌriːˈfɔːm/ [UK] Audio: en-us-reform.ogg [US] Forms: reform [canonical], reforms [third-person, singular], reformed [past], reformed [past, participle], reforming [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you reform something, you improve it by removing or correcting faults, problems, etc.
    Sense id: simple-reform-en-verb-mgWj1t7G
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