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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "reform"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to change something in order to make it better
Transitive: to reform sth
to reform definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The government is working to reform the education system to enhance student learning.
āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make a society, law, system, or organization better or more effective by making many changes to it
Transitive: to reform a law or system
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The government is reforming its tax code to promote fairness and stimulate economic growth.
āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ⧈āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āωāĻĻā§āĻĻā§€āĻĒāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ āϕ⧋āĻĄ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϰ⧂āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to generate gasoline, gas, or other hydrocarbon-based products through the process of cracking
Transitive: to reform hydrocarbons
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The refinery uses advanced technology to reform crude oil into various petroleum products.
āĻļā§‹āϧāύāĻžāĻ—āĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĒ⧇āĻŸā§āϰ⧋āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāρāϚāĻž āϤ⧇āϞ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§‹āϧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to induce or encourage a person to abandon behaviors or habits that are harmful, unlawful, or unethical
Transitive: to reform sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The prison 's rehabilitation programs focus on reforming inmates by providing education and psychological support.
āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻžāĻ—āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒ⧁āύāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāύ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāϏ⧂āϚāĻŋāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻĻā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§‹āϧāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to abandon behaviors or habits that are harmful, unlawful, or unethical
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She underwent a profound spiritual awakening that led her to reform and leave her self-destructive habits.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āφāĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āϜāĻžāĻ—āϰāĻŖ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽ-āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āĻ…āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāϏāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§‹āϧāύ

a change or improvement resulting from the correction of errors, abuses, or defects
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Tax reform aimed to eliminate loopholes and inequities.
āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻāϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻĢāĻžāρāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦ⧈āώāĻŽā§āϝ āĻĻā§‚āϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāϝāĻžāύ

a campaign or organized effort to correct wrongdoing, abuses, or malpractices
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A reform was introduced to tackle corruption in politics.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāϜāύ⧀āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āύ⧀āϤāĻŋ āĻŽā§‹āĻ•āĻžāĻŦ⧇āϞāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϚāĻžāϞ⧁ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ, āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§‹āϧāύ

self-improvement in behavior, habits, or morals by abandoning faults or vices
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She undertook reform in her lifestyle by giving up smoking.
āϏ⧇ āϧ⧂āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ āϛ⧇āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύāϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

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