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change one's ways

VERB
reform
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amend improve rebuild rehabilitate remake renovate reorganize repair resolve restore revise revolutionize standardize transform
STRONG
ameliorate better convert correct cure emend mend rearrange reclaim reconstitute reconstruct redeem refashion regenerate remedy remodel renew rework uplift
WEAK
bring up to code clean up clean up one's act go straight make amends make over shape up swear off turn over a new leaf
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break damage destroy harm hurt injure ruin waver worsen
STRONG
abandon forfeit kill
WEAK
impair

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Either way, D’Antoni’s departure is a reminder of how difficult it is for anyone—team member or team leader—to change one’s ways, especially if they are ways that have helped one win in the past.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2012

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