[rɪˈfɔːm], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make changes in (something, especially an institution or practice) in order to improve it
(e.g: the Bill will reform the tax system)

- subject (hydrocarbons) to a catalytic process in which straight-chain molecules are converted to branched forms for use as petrol


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as a verb in the senses ‘restore (peace)’ and ‘bring back to the original condition’): from Old French reformer or Latin reformare, from re- ‘back’ + formare ‘to form, shape’. The noun dates from the mid 17th century

[rɪˈfɔːm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the action or process of reforming an institution or practice
(e.g: the reform of the divorce laws)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as a verb in the senses ‘restore (peace)’ and ‘bring back to the original condition’): from Old French reformer or Latin reformare, from re- ‘back’ + formare ‘to form, shape’. The noun dates from the mid 17th century