No. 2,111 in Dutch
hervormen
"To reform."
In a sentence
De regering ging akkoord om het belastingstelsel te hervormen.
The government agreed to reform the tax system.
In this sentence, "hervormen" means to make structural changes to improve the existing system.
Na de storm moesten bewoners hun beschadigde huizen volledig hervormen.
After the storm, residents needed to completely renovate their damaged houses.
Here, "hervormen" refers to physical reconstruction or significant modification of something.
De kunstenaar probeerde traditionele kunstvormen te hervormen in moderne stijlen.
The artist attempted to reshape traditional art forms into modern styles.
This usage of "hervormen" denotes the act of creatively or conceptually reshaping something into a new form.
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