Reformer

English

Noun

Reformer (plural Reformers)

1. One who reforms, or who works for reform.
2. (history) One who was involved in the Reformation.
3. (chemical engineering, fuel cells) A device which converts hydrocarbons into a hydrogen-rich mixture of gases.
4. (chemical engineering, petrochemistry) A device used to convert petroleum refinery naphthas, typically having low octane ratings, into high-octane liquid products called reformates.

Adjectives for Reformer

hardy; prison; ardent; pugnacious; theoretical; phonetic; joy-killing; meretricious; disorderly; impetuous; respectable.

Verbs for Reformer

—advocates; —ameliorates; —betters; corrects; —cultivates; —directs; —doctors; —eases; —foists upon; —fosters; —mends; —prates; —promotes; —purifies; —rants; —relieves; —remedies; —reorganizes; — repairs.

Thesaurus

Fabian, Tammany man, extremist, machine politician, meliorist, old campaigner, party boss, party chieftain, party leader, pol, political hack, political leader, politician, professional politician, progressionist, progressist, progressive, progressivist, radical, reform politician, reformist, revisionist, revolutionary, utopian, utopist, war-horse, wheelhorse

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)mə(r)

Translations

one who reforms, or who works for reform

Czech: reformátor (cs) m. Dutch: hervormer (nl) m., hervormster (nl) f. German: Reformer (de) m. Japanese: リフォーマー (ja) (rifōmā)

Russian: реформатор (ru) (reformátor) m. Scottish Gaelic: ath-leasachair (gd) m., leasachair (gd) m. Swedish: reformator (sv)

one who was involved in the Reformation

Dutch: hervormer (nl) m. German: Reformator (de) m.

Swedish: reformator (sv)

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French

Verb

Reformer

1. to reform, to get/put back together

Conjugation

   Conjugation of reformer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		reformer			avoir reformé
gerund		en reformant			en ayant reformé
present participle		reformant
past participle		reformé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	reforme	reformes	reforme	reformons	reformez	reforment
	imperfect	reformais	reformais	reformait	reformions	reformiez	reformaient
	past historic1	reformai	reformas	reforma	reformâmes	reformâtes	reformèrent
	future	reformerai	reformeras	reformera	reformerons	reformerez	reformeront
	conditional	reformerais	reformerais	reformerait	reformerions	reformeriez	reformeraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	reforme	reformes	reforme	reformions	reformiez	reforment
	imperfect1	reformasse	reformasses	reformât	reformassions	reformassiez	reformassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	reforme	—	reformons	reformez	—
1literary tenses

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German

Noun

Reformer m. (genitive Reformers, plural Reformer</span>)

1. (person who reforms) reformer

Related terms

• Reform
• reformieren

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Latin

Verb

reformer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of reformō

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Swedish

Noun

Reformer

1. indefinite plural of reform