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reformed

reformed

2 4.2
A person who stopped bad behavior and now lives better
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈfɔrmd/
translation icon : reformado
  • As a reformed criminal, he now volunteers at a youth center, sharing his experiences to steer kids away from a life of crime.
  • a reformed Communist
  • the reformed Communist Party

So we will be safer inside the reformed European Union.

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Examples

  • But when the forgiveness comes, we see the true glory of God because we see how broken we were and how how reformed we are through Christ.

  • And of course, as a reformed man, there are a few things I'll never do with my phone now.

  • Our Spanish teacher, one of them was like a reformed gangster.

  • Persons participating in this reformed system face significant risk, even for unintentional acts.

    Academic text (1994)
  • For social workers, it is notoriously difficult to know whether a parent who claims to have kicked their habit is being truthful and whether their new, reformed lifestyle can survive temptation.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But once a member, one became a part of a "circle of sobriety" in which reformed drinkers could spread the gospel of temperance, encourage fellow Sons, and correct backsliders.

    Academic text (2014)
  • After years of struggle, he is now a reformed individual who dedicates his life to helping others avoid the mistakes he made.

  • She became a reformed addict, attending support meetings every week and inspiring others with her story of recovery.

Antonyms

62 1.0

Still the same as before

Not changed from an older way of doing things

Compounds

A Protestant Christian church formed in 1934 when two American churches joined

How Reformed

redeemed
  • Formal
7.5
reformed
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improved
2.1
unchanged
62 1.0

Surface Forms

reformed positive

Morphology

reformed = reform (semi-transparent) = re + form + ed

From the verb 'reform', the adjective/participle 'reformed' is a regular and easily interpretable -ed formation.

Etymology

Reformed comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and form meaning 'shape' or 'make', the same form you see in the everyday word form. So a 'reformed' person is someone who has been 'shaped again' into a better way of life and has left bad behavior behind.