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Definitions for Proreform

[1] the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
[2] an instance of this.
[3] the amendment of conduct, belief, etc.
[4] to change to a better state, form, etc.; improve by alteration, substitution, abolition, etc.
[5] to cause (a person) to abandon wrong or evil ways of life or conduct.
[6] to put an end to (abuses, disorders, etc.).
[7] Chemistry . to subject to the process of reforming, as in refining petroleum.
[8] to abandon evil conduct or error: The drunkard promised to reform.
[9] (initial capital letter ) of, relating to, or characteristic of Reform Jews or Reform Judaism: a Reform rabbi.
[10] in favour of or supporting reform, esp within politics
[11] (tr) to improve (an existing institution, law, practice, etc) by alteration or correction of abuses
[12] to give up or cause to give up a reprehensible habit or immoral way of life
[13] chem to change the molecular structure of (a hydrocarbon) to make it suitable for use as petrol by heat, pressure, and the action of catalysts
[14] an improvement or change for the better, esp as a result of correction of legal or political abuses or malpractices
[15] a principle, campaign, or measure aimed at achieving such change
[16] improvement of morals or behaviour, esp by giving up some vice

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Origin of Proreform

reform1300–50; (v.) Middle English reformen < Middle French reformer, Old French < Latin refōrmāre (see re-, form); (noun) partly derivative of the v., partly < French réforme

Words that may be confused with Proreform

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, reformre-form, reform

Other words from Proreform

re·form·a·ble , adjective
re·form·a·bil·i·ty , re·form·a·ble·ness , noun
re·form·a·tive , adjective
re·form·a·tive·ly , adverb
re·form·a·tive·ness , noun
re·form·ing·ly , adverb
an·ti·re·form , adjective
mis·re·form , verb
pre·re·form , adjective
pro·re·form , adjective
self-re·form , noun
su·per·re·form , noun, verb (used with object)
un·re·form·a·ble , adjective
un·re·form·a·tive , adjective

Word origin for Proreform

reformC14: via Old French from Latin reformāre to form again