reform-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: Make changes in order to remove abuse or injustice; improve by correcting errors.

Examples:
Diplomatic efforts struggled to reform the political system.
Both candidates seek to reform the country's health system.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: Reforming_a_system
PropBank: reform.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 5

Sense Number 2: Lead to abandon a wrong course of life in favor of a better one; change for the better.

Commentary: Syntax Includes: NP1[agent[human]] REFORM NP2[patient[human]] NP1[patient[human]] REFORM

Examples:
The Church reformed me.
The employee was instructed to reform his conduct.
The lazy student promised to reform.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 6

Sense Number 3: Produce by cracking or breaking up the molecules of.

Commentary:
NOTE: Chemistry term.

Examples:
The plant reforms gas.
Manufacturers are out to reform oil as quickly as possible.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4