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Webster 1913 Edition
Reformer
Re-form′er
(r?-f?rm′?r)
, Noun.
1.
One who effects a reformation or amendment; one who labors for, or urges, reform;
as, a
. reformer
of manners, or of abuses2.
(Eccl.Hist.)
One of those who commenced the reformation of religion in the sixteenth century, as Luther, Melanchthon, Zwingli, and Calvin.
Webster 1828 Edition
Reformer
REFORM'ER
, n.1.
One who effects a reformation or amendment; as a reformer of manners or of abuses.2.
One of those who commenced the reformation of religion from popish corruption; as Luther, Melancthon, Zuinglius and Calvin.Definition 2024
Reformer
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English
Noun
reformer (plural reformers)
- One who reforms, or who works for reform.
- (historical) One who was involved in the Reformation.
- (chemical engineering, fuel cells) A device which converts hydrocarbons into a hydrogen-rich mixture of gases.
- (chemical engineering, petrochemistry) A device used to convert petroleum refinery naphthas, typically having low octane ratings, into high-octane liquid products called reformates.
Antonyms
- (one who reforms): traditionalist
Translations
one who reforms, or who works for reform
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one who was involved in the Reformation
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French
Verb
reformer
- to reform, to get/put back together
Conjugation
Conjugation of reformer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
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| infinitive | reformer | avoir reformé | |||||
| gerund | en reformant | en ayant reformé | |||||
| present participle | reformant /ʁə.fɔʁ.mɑ̃/ |
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| past participle | reformé /ʁə.fɔʁ.me/ |
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| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il | nous | vous | ils | |
| simple tenses |
present | reforme /ʁə.fɔʁm/ |
reformes /ʁə.fɔʁm/ |
reforme /ʁə.fɔʁm/ |
reformons /ʁə.fɔʁ.mɔ̃/ |
reformez /ʁə.fɔʁ.me/ |
reforment /ʁə.fɔʁm/ |
| imperfect | reformais /ʁə.fɔʁ.mɛ/ |
reformais /ʁə.fɔʁ.mɛ/ |
reformait /ʁə.fɔʁ.mɛ/ |
reformions /ʁə.fɔʁ.mjɔ̃/ |
reformiez /ʁə.fɔʁ.mje/ |
reformaient /ʁə.fɔʁ.mɛ/ |
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| past historic1 | reformai /ʁə.fɔʁ.me/ |
reformas /ʁə.fɔʁ.ma/ |
reforma /ʁə.fɔʁ.ma/ |
reformâmes /ʁə.fɔʁ.mam/ |
reformâtes /ʁə.fɔʁ.mat/ |
reformèrent /ʁə.fɔʁ.mɛʁ/ |
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| future | reformerai /ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁe/ |
reformeras /ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁa/ |
reformera /ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁa/ |
reformerons /ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɔ̃/ |
reformerez /ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁe/ |
reformeront /ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɔ̃/ |
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| conditional | reformerais /ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/ |
reformerais /ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/ |
reformerait /ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/ |
reformerions /ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁjɔ̃/ |
reformeriez /ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁje/ |
reformeraient /ʁə.fɔʁ.mə.ʁɛ/ |
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| 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 /ʁə.fɔʁm/ |
reformes /ʁə.fɔʁm/ |
reforme /ʁə.fɔʁm/ |
reformions /ʁə.fɔʁ.mjɔ̃/ |
reformiez /ʁə.fɔʁ.mje/ |
reforment /ʁə.fɔʁm/ |
| imperfect1 |
reformasse /ʁə.fɔʁ.mas/ |
reformasses /ʁə.fɔʁ.mas/ |
reformât /ʁə.fɔʁ.ma/ |
reformassions /ʁə.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/ |
reformassiez /ʁə.fɔʁ.ma.sje/ |
reformassent /ʁə.fɔʁ.mas/ |
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| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect1 | Use the imperfect subjunctive tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | reforme /ʁə.fɔʁm/ |
— | reformons /ʁə.fɔʁ.mɔ̃/ |
reformez /ʁə.fɔʁ.me/ |
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