reform

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
  2. noun a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
  3. noun self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice

Etymology

From Middle English reformen, from Old French reformer, from Latin reformo, reformare. As a noun since 1660s, from French réforme.

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