n.
1.a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
2.a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
3.self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice reform v.
1.make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
2.bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
3.produce by cracking
4.break up the molecules of
5.improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
6.change for the better
Idiom of the Day
fish in troubled waters
to involve oneself in a difficult or dangerous situation in order to gain an advantage
The politician was fishing in troubled waters in order to gather information about the scandal.
