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1. re.form \ri-'fo.(*)rm\ \-'fo.r-m*-b*l\ vb [ME reformen, fr. MF reformer, 
   fr. L reformare, fr. re-] + formare to form 1a: to amend or improve by 
   change of form or removal of faults or abuses  1b: to put or change into an 
   improved form or condition  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}  4a: to subject (oil or gas) to cracking  
   4b: to produce (as gasoline or gas) by cracking  : to become changed for 
   the better  - re.form.able aj
2. reform n 1: amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or 
   depraved  2: a removal or correction of an abuse, a wrong, or errors