v. 1 improve, better, ameliorate, meliorate, emend, rectify, correct, mend, repair, fix, remedy, redo, revise, revolutionize, rehabilitate, remodel, refashion, renovate, reorganize, rebuild, recover The first thing to be done was to reform the political system 2 mend one's ways, turn over a new leaf, Colloq go straight After three convictions in as many years, there seemed little chance that he would reform
n. 3 improvement, betterment, amelioration, melioration, emendation, rectification, correction, rehabilitation, change, modification, perestroika, reorganization, renovation, recovery Many believe that prison reform would reduce crime by second offenders The many reforms introduced by the president were condemned by hard-line party members.