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reform vs alter

alter vs reform

reform is a noun but alter is not a noun.

reform and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reform Yes No Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of reform; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than reform:
  • reform: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of reform include change, modify.
reform (noun) alter (noun)
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice
reform (verb) alter (verb)
make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices remove the ovaries of
break up the molecules of become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
produce by cracking cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
change for the better insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one make an alteration to
improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition
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