re-form

See also: reform and Reform

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɹiːˈfɔɹm/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɹiːˈfɔːm/

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.
   • 1958 July, “Bridge Reconstruction for L.M.R. Electrification”, in Railway Magazine, page 488:

     Afterwards the bridge abutments are built up to the new height, and the approaches re-formed to conform with the bridge.

   • 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.

Anagrams

• former