reformatory

noun

correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders

adjective

tending to reform

Roots

rere- · Latin · again forma-form · Latin · shape, form

Synonyms for reformatory

borstaln penitentiaryn prisonn prisonhouse jailn jailhousen bridewell lockupn

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The word reformatory breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“again”); and -form, from Latin forma (“shape, form”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.