re-form

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See also: reform and Reform

English

Pronunciation

Verb

re-form (third-person singular simple present re-forms, present participle re-forming, simple past and past participle re-formed)

  1. Alternative form of reform
    • 2023 November 15, “Network News: Grand Union makes Cardiff-Edinburgh bid to rival CrossCountry services”, in RAIL, number 996, page 17:
      Yeowart added that he is looking to re-form the diesel multiple units (which will become available next year, once Avanti West Coast introduces its Class 805 bi-mode units) to offer more capacity than CrossCountry generally offers today.

Usage notes

  • In modern usage, the hyphenated form of this word is usually reserved for the sense of "to form again" rather than the other senses of reform.

Further reading

  • re-form”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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