REFORM, REFORMED
ADJECTIVES
1899 ► being no longer a tramp or criminal; reformed → DEAD → Amer. sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1530 ► one who obstinately adheres to old ways, in spite of the clearest evidence that they are wrong; an ignorant or bigoted opponent of reform → MUMPSIMUS → obs.
1908 ► a person, usually a young one, who threatens to overthrow an established system or order; an active rebel or reformer → YOUNG TURK → sl.
VERBS
950 ► to bring into better state, to put right, to correct, to amend, to reform faults, evil ways, etc.; to make good misdeeds → BEET → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1577 ► to adopt a different (now always a better) line of conduct → TURN OVER THE NEXT LEAF → obs.
1577 ► to adopt a different (now always a better) line of conduct → TURN THE LEAF → obs.
1613 ► to restrain oneself; to reform, to mend one’s ways → TAKE UP → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1863 ► to reform → UPTAKE ONESELF → Sc.
1905 ► to reform, to do better → CHANGE UP → Amer. dial.
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