reform

Dictionary definition · reform

a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses"justice was for sale before the reform of the law courts"
a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices"the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"
self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice"the family rejoiced in the drunkard's reform"

make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices"reform a political system"
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one"The Church reformed me"
produce by cracking"reform gas"
break up the molecules of"reform oil"
improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition"reform the health system in this country"
change for the better"The lazy student promised to reform"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).