reform vs cause

cause vs reform

reform and cause both are nouns.

reform and cause both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reform	Yes	No	Yes	No
cause	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cause is a hypernym of reform; that is, cause is a word with a broader meaning than reform:

reform: a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices
cause: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

Other hypernyms of reform include campaign, crusade, drive, effort, movement.

reform (noun)	cause (noun)
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses	any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices	a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice	a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
	a justification for something existing or happening
	events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

reform (verb)	cause (verb)
make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
break up the molecules of	give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
produce by cracking
change for the better
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition

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