[
  {
    "word": "reform",
    "phonetic": "/\u0279\u026a\u02c8f\u0254\u02d0m/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u0279\u026a\u02c8f\u0254\u02d0m/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u0279\u0259\u02c8f\u0254\u0279m/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/reform-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2707582",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "A major reform is needed to improve the efficiency in the factory."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "amendment",
          "correction",
          "rectification",
          "reformation"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "1909, H. G. Wells, The History of Mr. Polly Chapter 9"
          },
          {
            "definition": "To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "It is hoped that many criminals, upon being freed, will eventually reform."
          },
          {
            "definition": "To form again or in a new configuration.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The regiment reformed after surviving the first attack."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "amend",
          "better",
          "correct",
          "improve",
          "mend",
          "reclaim",
          "rectify",
          "repair",
          "restore"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reform"
    ]
  }
]