reformed

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of reform. Use this form for something that already happened.

   The new mayor reformed the city's broken tax system.

   After the scandal, the school rules were quickly reformed.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Having stopped bad behavior and started living a better life.

   He is a reformed gambler who hasn't placed a bet in years.

   The reformed thief now helps young people stay out of trouble.

   Similarredeemed, repentant, changed

   Oppositeunrepentant, incorrigible, unreformed

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3. 3
   adjective

   Corrected and made good or pure again. Used most of all for the Protestant churches that came out of the Reformation.

   Her family belongs to a Reformed church in the old part of town.

   The Reformed congregation met every Sunday in the small stone chapel.

   SimilarCalvinist

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4. 4
   adjectiveUK

   Describes an army officer kept on at half or full pay after their unit is broken up.

   The reformed captain still drew his pay even though his company was gone.

   Two reformed officers stayed with the regiment on half pay, waiting for new posts.

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