noun
- a person devoted to bringing about reform, as in politics or society.
- (initial capital letter) any of the leaders of the Reformation.
verb (used with or without object)
- to form again.
verb
- to form anew
“form again,” mid-14c., from re- + form (v.). Related: Re-formed; re-forming; re-formation.
1540s, agent noun from reform (v.).