[re.form] vb [ME, fr. MF reformer, fr. L reformare, fr. re- + formare to form, fr. forma form] vt (14c) 1 a: to put or change into an improved form or condition b: to amend or improve by change of form or removal of faults or abuses
2: to put an end to (an evil) by enforcing or introducing a better method or course of action
3: to induce or cause to abandon evil ways "~ a drunkard"
4. a: to subject (hydrocarbons) to cracking b: to produce (as gasoline or gas) by cracking ~ vi: to become changed for the better syn see correct -- re.form.abil.i.ty n -- re.form.able adj
[2]reform n (1663) 1: amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved
2: a removal or correction of an abuse, a wrong, or errors 3 cap: reform judaism [3]reform adj (1819): relating to or favoring reform