Meaning & use

Reforming

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Making changes to something, especially a system, law, or institution, in order to improve it.

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The new government promised it was reforming the outdated tax code.

He spent years reforming his habits after the health scare.

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Widely used in political and personal contexts alike, from reforming laws to reforming one's own behavior.

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