[{"word":"reformed","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"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":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence; said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation, or, in a more restricted sense, of those who separated from Martin Luther on the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Amended in character and life.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"a reformed gambler or drunkard"},{"definition":"(of an officer) Retained in service on half or full pay after the disbandment of the company or troop.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reform","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reformed"]}]