[{"word":"reform","phonetic":"/ɹɪˈfɔːm/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ɹɪˈfɔːm/","audio":""},{"text":"/ɹəˈfɔɹm/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/reform-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2707582","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A major reform is needed to improve the efficiency in the factory."}],"synonyms":["amendment","correction","rectification","reformation"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"1909, H. G. Wells, The History of Mr. Polly Chapter 9"},{"definition":"To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"It is hoped that many criminals, upon being freed, will eventually reform."},{"definition":"To form again or in a new configuration.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The regiment reformed after surviving the first attack."}],"synonyms":["amend","better","correct","improve","mend","reclaim","rectify","repair","restore"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reform"]}]