OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 20792

reform

/ˌɹiːˈfɔɹm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
reforma
The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it
Major reform is needed to improve the efficiency in the factory.
The elections need to undergo a serious reform.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 20793

reform

/ˌɹiːˈfɔɹm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
reformar
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.
In this interview with Law Editors and Correspondents, he speaks on the gains of reforming the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP), efforts to keep underage persons out of jai…
to reform a profligate man; to reform corrupt manners or morals; to reform a criminal
reformar
To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits.
It is hoped that many criminals, upon being freed, will eventually reform.