Dictionary entry details
• CHANGE (noun)
Meaning:
An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
alteration; change; modification
Context examples:
the change was intended to increase sales / this storm is certainly a change for the worse / the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago
Hypernyms ("change" is a kind of...):
happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "change"):
easing; moderation; relief (a change for the better)
deformation (alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it)
transition (a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another)
shift; transformation; transmutation (a qualitative change)
scintillation; sparkling; twinkle (a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash)
play; shimmer (a weak and tremulous light)
transmutation ((physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment))
damage; harm; impairment (the occurrence of a change for the worse)
development (a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation)
revolution (a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving)
chromosomal mutation; genetic mutation; mutation ((genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism)
sex change (a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as by surgery and hormone treatments))
loss of consciousness (the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond)
increase (a change resulting in an increase)
destabilization (an event that causes a loss of equilibrium (as of a ship or aircraft))
decrease; drop-off; lessening (a change downward)
deceleration; retardation; slowing (a decrease in rate of change)
avulsion (an abrupt change in the course of a stream that forms the boundary between two parcels of land resulting in the loss of part of the land of one landowner and a consequent increase in the land of another)
break (an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion))
mutation (a change or alteration in form or qualities)
sublimation ((psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable)
surprise (a sudden unexpected event)
birth; nascence; nascency; nativity (the event of being born)
breakup; detachment; separation (coming apart)
vagary (an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.))
fluctuation; variation (an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change)
conversion (a change of religion)
death; decease; expiry (the event of dying or departure from life)
acceleration (an increase in rate of change)
Meaning:
A relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Context example:
he attributed the change to their marriage
Hypernyms ("change" is a kind of...):
relation (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "change"):
difference (a significant change)
gradient (a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension)
Meaning:
The action of changing something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context examples:
the change of government had no impact on the economy / his change on abortion cost him the election
Hypernyms ("change" is a kind of...):
action (something done (usually as opposed to something said))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "change"):
rollover (the act of changing the institution that invests your pension plan without incurring a tax penalty)
adjustment; alteration; modification (the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment))
motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)
movement (the act of changing the location of something)
motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)
change of direction; reorientation (the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented)
change of magnitude (the act of changing the amount or size of something)
change of integrity (the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something)
conversion (the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another)
updating (the act of changing something to bring it up to date (usually by adding something))
change of shape (an action that changes the shape of something)
satisfaction (act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite)
nationalisation; nationalization (the action of rendering national in character)
communisation; communization (a change from private property to public property owned by the community)
secularisation; secularization (the activity of changing something (art or education or society or morality etc.) so it is no longer under the control or influence of religion)
change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)
demotion (act of lowering in rank or position)
entail (the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple)
about-face; policy change; reversal; volte-face (a major change in attitude or principle or point of view)
adulteration (the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another))
move; relocation (the act of changing your residence or place of business)
filtration (the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter)
reduction; simplification (the act of reducing complexity)
decimalisation; decimalization (the act of changing to a decimal system)
metrication; metrification (the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds)
variation (the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard)
promotion (act of raising in rank or position)
commutation; exchange; substitution (the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:)
shift; switch; switching (the act of changing one thing or position for another)
flux (in constant change)
diversification; variegation (the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered))
turning (act of changing in practice or custom)
Meaning:
The result of alteration or modification
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Context examples:
there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs / there had been no change in the mountains
Hypernyms ("change" is a kind of...):
consequence; effect; event; issue; outcome; result; upshot (a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "change"):
depolarisation; depolarization (a loss of polarity or polarization)
Meaning:
The balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Context example:
I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change
Hypernyms ("change" is a kind of...):
cash; hard cash; hard currency (money in the form of bills or coins)
Meaning:
A thing that is different
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
he inspected several changes before selecting one
Hypernyms ("change" is a kind of...):
thing (an entity that is not named specifically)
Meaning:
A different or fresh set of clothes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
she brought a change in her overnight bag
Hypernyms ("change" is a kind of...):
article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)
Meaning:
Coins of small denomination regarded collectively
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Context example:
he had a pocketful of change
Hypernyms ("change" is a kind of...):
coin (a metal piece (usually a disc) used as money)
Meaning:
Money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Context example:
he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver
Hypernyms ("change" is a kind of...):
cash; hard cash; hard currency (money in the form of bills or coins)
Meaning:
A difference that is usually pleasant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
variety; change
Context examples:
he goes to France for variety / it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic
Hypernyms ("change" is a kind of...):
difference (the quality of being unlike or dissimilar)
• CHANGE (verb)
Meaning:
Undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
She changed completely as she grew older / The weather changed last night
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "change"):
reflate (economics: experience reflation)
fall (assume a disappointed or sad expression)
fall (be cast down)
swing (alternate dramatically between high and low values)
shift (change in quality)
introject (incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one's personality unconsciously)
commute; transpose (move from one side of an equation to the other side without a change in value)
decay (undergo decay or decomposition)
concretise; concretize (become specific)
change; deepen (become deeper in tone)
hydrolyse; hydrolyze (undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water)
fold; fold up (become folded or folded up)
calcify (become inflexible and unchanging)
incandesce (become incandescent or glow with heat)
defervesce (experience an abatement of a fever)
recede (become faint or more distant)
plasticise; plasticize (become plastic, as by having a plasticizer added)
obsolesce (become obsolete, fall into disuse)
feminise; feminize (assume (more) feminine characteristics)
recombine (undergo genetic recombination)
felt; felt up; mat; mat up; matt-up; matte; matte up (change texture so as to become matted and felt-like)
gelatinise; gelatinize (become gelatinous or change into a jelly)
break into (change pace)
drop (change from one level to another)
turn on (become hostile towards)
vulcanise; vulcanize (undergo vulcanization)
vitrify (undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like)
ulcerate (undergo ulceration)
superannuate (become obsolete)
steepen (become steeper)
shallow; shoal (become shallow)
desalinate; desalinise; desalinize; desalt (remove salt from)
salinate (add salt to)
dawn (become light)
dull; pall (become less interesting or attractive)
become flat; die; pall (lose sparkle or bouquet)
saponify (become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali)
smoothen (become smooth)
assibilate (change into a sibilant)
acquire; develop; evolve (gain through experience)
fly (change quickly from one emotional state to another)
develop; grow (grow emotionally or mature)
catch on (become popular)
catch (be struck or affected by)
come (reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position)
go; move; run (progress by being changed)
cure (be or become preserved)
frost over; ice over; ice up (become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window)
pass (transfer to another; of rights or property)
occult (become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished)
solarise; solarize (become overexposed)
break; cave in; collapse; fall in; founder; give; give way (break down, literally or metaphorically)
settle (become clear by the sinking of particles)
change posture (undergo a change in bodily posture)
move up; rise (be promoted, move to a better position)
fall for (fall in love with; become infatuated with)
arrange; format (set (printed matter) into a specific format)
depart; leave; pull up stakes (remove oneself from an association with or participation in)
liberalise; liberalize (become more liberal)
stratify (develop different social levels, classes, or castes)
make (undergo fabrication or creation)
stagnate (cause to stagnate)
go out (go out of fashion; become unfashionable)
come in (come into fashion; become fashionable)
carbonate (turn into a carbonate)
flocculate (form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass)
reticulate (form a net or a network)
loosen; relax (become less severe or strict)
democratise; democratize (become (more) democratic; of nations)
divide; part; separate (come apart)
promote (be changed for a superior chess or checker piece)
come around; come round (change one's position or opinion)
mature (become due for repayment)
opacify (become opaque)
keratinise; keratinize (become horny and impregnated with keratin)
gradate (pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into another)
indurate (become fixed or established)
evaporate; vaporise (change into a vapor)
isomerise; isomerize (change into an isomer)
conjugate (undergo conjugation)
play out (become spent or exhausted)
rejuvenate (develop youthful topographical features)
sequester (undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion)
transaminate (undergo transfer from one compound to another)
synthesize (combine and form a synthesis)
gum (become sticky)
flip; flip out (go mad, go crazy)
shift (change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change)
professionalise; professionalize (become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood)
crash (undergo a sudden and severe downturn)
vascularise; vascularize (become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids)
undulate (increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves)
vesiculate (become vesicular or full of air cells)
drift (be subject to fluctuation)
destabilise; destabilize (become unstable)
hydrate (become hydrated and combine with water)
mildew; mold (become moldy; spoil due to humidity)
crumble; decay; delapidate (fall into decay or ruin)
break (be broken in)
deaden (become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor)
modify (make less severe or harsh or extreme)
change magnitude (change in size or magnitude)
dissimilate (become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities)
dissimilate (become dissimilar or less similar)
dry; dry out (become dry or drier)
strengthen (gain strength)
distil; distill (undergo the process of distillation)
stabilise; stabilize (become stable or more stable)
ionise; ionize (become converted into ions)
soften (become soft or softer)
mellow; mellow out; melt (become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial)
grow (become attached by or as if by the process of growth)
oxidate; oxidise; oxidize (enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide)
oxidate; oxidise; oxidize (add oxygen to or combine with oxygen)
crack (break into simpler molecules by means of heat)
deoxidise; deoxidize; reduce (to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons)
assimilate (become similar in sound)
climb up; jump; rise (rise in rank or status)
adapt; adjust; conform (adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions)
experience; have (undergo)
mutate (undergo mutation)
creolize (develop into a creole)
convert (change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change)
animalise; animalize; brutalise; brutalize (become brutal or insensitive and unfeeling)
gel (become a gel)
regenerate (undergo regeneration)
acquire; develop; get; grow; produce (come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes))
dress; get dressed (put on clothes)
decrepitate (undergo decrepitation and crackle)
suburbanise; suburbanize (take on suburban character)
roll; roll up (show certain properties when being rolled)
change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)
form (assume a form or shape)
change form; change shape; deform (assume a different shape or form)
change integrity (change in physical make-up)
change by reversal; reverse; turn (change to the contrary)
alkalinise; alkalinize (become alkaline)
barbarise; barbarize (become crude or savage or barbaric in behavior or language)
grow; turn (pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become)
glass; glass over; glaze; glaze over (become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance)
freshen; freshen up; refresh; refreshen (become or make oneself fresh again)
clinker (turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning)
regress (go back to a statistical means)
digest (become assimilated into the body)
purify (become clean or pure or free of guilt and sin)
reorient (set or arrange in a new or different determinate position)
normalise; normalize (become normal or return to its normal state)
hush (become quiet or still; fall silent)
suffuse (to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light)
harden; indurate (make hard or harder)
harden; indurate (become hard or harder)
foul (become soiled and dirty)
decalcify (lose calcium or calcium compounds)
industrialise; industrialize (develop industry; become industrial)
caseate (turn into cheese)
caseate (become cheeselike)
capacitate (cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg)
prim (assume a prim appearance)
acquire; adopt; assume; take; take on (take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect)
acetylate; acetylise; acetylize (receive substitution of an acetyl group)
find; get; incur; obtain; receive (receive a specified treatment (abstract))
spot (become spotted)
decarboxylate (lose a carboxyl group)
give way; yield (end resistance, as under pressure or force)
break; break down; conk out; die; fail; give out; give way; go; go bad (stop operating or functioning)
tighten (become tight or tighter)
resume; take up (return to a previous location or condition)
transpire (come to light; become known)
break; check; crack (become fractured; break or crack on the surface only)
dim (become dim or lusterless)
brighten; lighten (become brighter)
darken (become dark or darker)
contract; narrow (make or become more narrow or restricted)
discolor (lose color or turn colorless)
color; colour; discolor; discolour (change color, often in an undesired manner)
lighten; lighten up (become lighter)
change surface (undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface)
sublimate; sublime (vaporize and then condense right back again)
stiffen (become stiff or stiffer)
develop; modernise; modernize (become technologically advanced)
Americanise; Americanize (become American in character)
complexify; ramify (have or develop complicating consequences)
dull (become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness)
convert (change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief)
metamorphose; transform; transmute (change in outward structure or looks)
warm; warm up (get warm or warmer)
warm up (become more friendly or open)
cool; cool down; cool off (lose intensity)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Antonym:
stay (stay the same; remain in a certain state)
Meaning:
Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
alter; change; modify
Context examples:
The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city / The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Cause:
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "change"):
dynamise; dynamize (make (a drug) effective)
dynamise; dynamize (make more dynamic)
rarefy; sublimate; subtilize (make more subtle or refined)
volatilise; volatilize (make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor)
uniformise; uniformize (make uniform)
symmetrise; symmetrize (make symmetric)
eternalise; eternalize; eternise; eternize; immortalise; immortalize (make famous forever)
denature (make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes)
denature (modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished)
denature (add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb)
clear (make clear, bright, light, or translucent)
animate; animise; animize (give lifelike qualities to)
immaterialise; immaterialize; unsubstantialise; unsubstantialize (render immaterial or incorporeal)
expand; extend (expand the influence of)
set aside; suspend (make inoperative or stop)
muddy (make turbid)
transform (subject to a mathematical transformation)
elevate; lift; raise (raise in rank or condition)
harshen (make harsh or harsher)
dinge (make dingy)
demonise; demonize (make into a demon)
devilise; devilize; diabolise; diabolize (turn into a devil or make devilish)
etherealize; etherialise (make ethereal)
sanitise; sanitize (make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features)
verbify (make into a verb)
shift (move from one setting or context to another)
make (cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable)
deflate (produce deflation in)
inflate (cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit)
reflate (economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation)
digitalise; digitalize; digitise; digitize (put into digital form, as for use in a computer)
gelatinise; gelatinize (convert into gelatinous form or jelly)
recombine (cause genetic recombination)
effeminize; erreminise; feminise; feminize; womanize (to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to)
masculinise; masculinize; virilise; virilize (produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy)
masculinize (give a masculine appearance or character to)
think (bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation)
shorten (make short or shorter)
sputter (cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed)
draw (bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition)
make (change from one form into another)
dope (add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties)
prostrate (render helpless or defenseless)
excite (produce a magnetic field in)
energise; energize; excite (raise to a higher energy level)
shake (bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking)
outmode (make unfashionable, outdated, or obsolete)
spice; spice up (make more interesting or flavorful)
disharmonize; dissonate (cause to sound harsh and unpleasant)
saponify (convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali)
demulsify (cause to demulsify)
charge (cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on)
sweeten (make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable)
iodinate (cause to combine with iodine)
ionate (add ions to)
archaise; archaize (give an archaic appearance of character to)
inform (give character or essence to)
officialise; officialize (make official)
occidentalise; occidentalize; westernise; westernize (make western in character)
orientalise; orientalize (make oriental in character)
acetylate; acetylise; acetylize (introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound))
tender; tenderise; tenderize (make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer)
de-emphasise; de-emphasize; destress (reduce the emphasis)
decarboxylate (remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound))
nazify (cause or force to adopt Nazism or a Nazi character)
fecundate; fertilise; fertilize (make fertile or productive)
clarify (make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating)
embrittle (make brittle)
mark (make or leave a mark on)
barb (provide with barbs)
nick (divide or reset the tail muscles of)
disable; disenable; incapacitate (make unable to perform a certain action)
enable (render capable or able for some task)
achromatise; achromatize (remove color from)
collimate; parallel (make or place parallel to something)
camp (give an artificially banal or sexual quality to)
romanticise; romanticize (make romantic in style)
rusticate (lend a rustic character to)
sauce (add zest or flavor to, make more interesting)
shallow; shoal (make shallow)
tense (increase the tension on)
steepen (make steeper)
scramble (make unintelligible)
unscramble (make intelligible)
unsex (remove the qualities typical of one's sex)
vitrify (change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat)
proof (activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk)
radicalize (make more radical in social or political outlook)
classicise; classicize (make classic or classical)
conventionalise; conventionalize (make conventional or adapt to conventions)
decimalise; decimalize (change from fractions to decimals)
dizzy (make dizzy or giddy)
envenom; poison (add poison to)
exteriorise; exteriorize; externalise; externalize; objectify (make external or objective, or give reality to)
glamorise; glamorize; glamourise; glamourize (make glamorous and attractive)
introvert (turn inside)
laicise; laicize (reduce to lay status)
politicise; politicize (give a political character to)
pall (cause to become flat)
militarise; militarize (lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force)
bring (cause to come into a particular state or condition)
amalgamate; commix; mingle; mix; unify (to bring or combine together or with something else)
charge (fill or load to capacity)
put (cause to be in a certain state; cause to be in a certain relation)
clean; make clean (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from)
begrime; bemire; colly; dirty; grime; soil (make soiled, filthy, or dirty)
depress; lower (cause to drop or sink)
deform (make formless)
break; break up (destroy the completeness of a set of related items)
alter (make an alteration to)
straighten; straighten out (make straight)
string (provide with strings)
break down; crush (make ineffective)
fat; fatten; fatten out; fatten up; fill out; flesh out; plump; plump out (make fat or plump)
disturb; touch (tamper with)
dull (make dull in appearance)
blunt; dull (make dull or blunt)
sharpen (make sharp or sharper)
coarsen (make or become coarse or coarser)
loosen (make less dense)
loosen; undo; untie (cause to become loose)
barb (provide with barbs)
adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)
humanise; humanize (make more humane)
humble (cause to be unpretentious)
liberalise; liberalize (make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules)
compensate; correct; redress; right (make reparations or amends for)
democratise; democratize (introduce democratic reforms; of nations)
neutralize (make politically neutral and thus inoffensive)
corrupt; debase; debauch; demoralise; demoralize; deprave; misdirect; pervert; profane; subvert; vitiate (corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality)
loosen; relax (make less severe or strict)
unify; unite (bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation)
flocculate (cause to become a fluffy or lumpy aggregate)
turn (cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics)
make possible (make accessible)
reestablish; reinstate; restore (bring back into original existence, use, function, or position)
add; bestow; bring; contribute; impart; lend (bestow a quality on)
alien; alienate; disaffect; estrange (arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness)
right (put in or restore to an upright position)
desensitise; desensitize (cause not to be sensitive)
deodorise; deodorize; deodourise (eliminate the odor from)
develop (make visible by means of chemical solutions)
blur (to make less distinct or clear)
blind (make blind by putting the eyes out)
change intensity (increase or decrease in intensity)
change taste (alter the flavor of)
capture (bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit)
cohere (cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole)
mince; moderate; soften (make less severe or harsh)
sexualise; sexualize (make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to)
sensitise; sensitize (make sensitive to a drug or allergen)
depolarise; depolarize (eliminate the polarization of)
intensify (make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark)
isomerise; isomerize (cause to change into an isomer)
legitimate (make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone))
evaporate; vaporise (cause to change into a vapor)
industrialise; industrialize (organize the production of into an industry)
opacify (make opaque)
opsonize (make (cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes)
militarise; militarize (adopt for military use)
sensitise; sensitize (make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion)
circularize (make circular)
schematise; schematize (give conventional form to)
patent (make open to sight or notice)
constitutionalise; constitutionalize (incorporate into a constitution, make constitutional)
rationalise; rationalize (remove irrational quantities from)
plasticise; plasticize (make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer)
rarefy (lessen the density or solidity of)
paganise; paganize (make pagan in character)
incandesce (cause to become incandescent or glow)
deaminate; deaminize (remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination)
angulate (make or become angular)
nationalise; nationalize (make national in character or scope)
recommend (make attractive or acceptable)
sentimentalise; sentimentalize (make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities)
professionalise; professionalize (make professional or give a professional character to)
smut (make obscene)
still (make motionless)
weaponize (make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon)
eroticize; sex up (give erotic or sexy character to)
piggyback (bring into alignment with)
blur; confuse; obnubilate; obscure (make unclear, indistinct, or blurred)
confuse (make unclear or incomprehensible)
moderate; tame; tone down (make less strong or intense; soften)
obfuscate (make obscure or unclear)
supple (make pliant and flexible)
vulgarise; vulgarize (debase and make vulgar)
solemnise; solemnize (make solemn and grave)
territorialise; territorialize (place on a territorial basis)
transaminate (change (an amino group) by transferring it from one compound to another)
glorify; spiritualize; transfigure (elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration)
unsanctify (remove the sanctification from or make unsanctified)
vesiculate (cause to become vesicular or full of air cells)
visualise; visualize (make visible)
variegate (change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors)
ventilate (furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape)
vivify (make more striking or animated)
synchronise; synchronize (make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action)
chasten; subdue; tame (correct by punishment or discipline)
age (make older)
mature; ripen (cause to ripen or develop fully)
antiquate; antique (give an antique appearance to)
antiquate (make obsolete or old-fashioned)
develop; make grow (cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development)
soften (make soft or softer)
damage (inflict damage upon)
ossify (cause to become hard and bony)
acerbate (make sour or bitter)
stabilise; stabilize (make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium)
merge; unify; unite (join or combine)
oxidate; oxidise; oxidize (add oxygen to or combine with oxygen)
chasten; moderate; temper (restrain or temper)
ameliorate; amend; better; improve; meliorate (to make better)
aggravate; exacerbate; exasperate; worsen (make worse)
wet (cause to become wet)
dry; dry out (remove the moisture from and make dry)
lubricate (make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant)
beef up; fortify; strengthen (make strong or stronger)
fortify; lace; spike (add alcohol to (beverages))
weaken (lessen the strength of)
blunt (make less sharp)
destabilise; destabilize (make unstable)
sensibilise; sensibilize; sensify; sensitise; sensitize (make sensitive or aware)
desensitise; desensitize (make insensitive)
widen (make wider)
dehydrogenate (remove hydrogen from)
hydrogenate (combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen; add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound))
oxygenise; oxygenize (change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule))
darken (make dark or darker)
brighten; lighten; lighten up (make lighter or brighter)
blear; blur (make dim or indistinct)
bedim; obscure; overcloud (make obscure or unclear)
blot out; hide; obliterate; obscure; veil (make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing)
cook (transform by heating)
domesticate; domesticise; domesticize; reclaim; tame (overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable)
disqualify; indispose; unfit (make unfit or unsuitable)
accustom; habituate (make psychologically or physically used (to something))
disarray; disorder (bring disorder to)
discolor (cause to lose or change color)
color; color in; colorise; colorize; colour; colour in; colourise; colourize (add color to)
stain (produce or leave stains)
hue (take on color or become colored)
uglify (make ugly)
untune (cause to be out of tune)
adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)
set (put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state)
slenderise; slenderize (make slender or appear to be slender)
cut; edit; edit out (cut and assemble the components of)
arouse; awaken; rouse; wake; wake up; waken (cause to become awake or conscious)
counterchange; interchange; transpose (cause to change places)
vascularise; vascularize (make vascular)
decrepitate (to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops)
suburbanise; suburbanize (make suburban in character)
overturn; revolutionise; revolutionize (change radically)
etiolate (bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight)
barbarise; barbarize (make crude or savage in behavior or speech)
alkalinise; alkalinize (make (a substance) alkaline)
mythicise; mythicize; mythologise; mythologize (make into a myth)
allegorise; allegorize (make into an allegory)
get; make (give certain properties to something)
arterialise; arterialize (change venous blood into arterial blood)
cause to sleep (make fall asleep)
affect (act physically on; have an effect upon)
freshen; refresh; refreshen (make fresh again)
fecundate; fertilise; fertilize; inseminate (introduce semen into (a female))
indispose (cause to feel unwell)
cry (bring into a particular state by crying)
etiolate (make pale or sickly)
animalise; animalize; brutalise; brutalize (make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman)
convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)
opalise; opalize (make opalescent)
demythologise; demythologize (remove the mythical element from (writings))
bring; land (bring into a different state)
coarsen (make less subtle or refined)
commute; convert; exchange (exchange a penalty for a less severe one)
vitalise; vitalize (give life to)
clear; unclutter (rid of obstructions)
activate (make active or more active)
activate (make (substances) radioactive)
activate; aerate (aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter)
activate (make more adsorptive)
deactivate; inactivate (make inactive)
blunt; deaden (make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation)
reconstruct; redo; remodel (do over, as of (part of) a house)
dissimilate (make dissimilar; cause to become less similar)
assimilate (make similar)
affect; bear on; bear upon; impact; touch; touch on (have an effect upon)
alchemise; alchemize (alter (elements) by alchemy)
alcoholise; alcoholize (make alcoholic, as by fermenting)
form; shape (give shape or form to)
round; round down; round off; round out (express as a round number)
suspend (cause to be held in suspension in a fluid)
sober (cause to become sober)
reconstruct (cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically)
increase (make bigger or more)
ease off; ease up; let up (reduce pressure or intensity)
edit; redact (prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting)
civilise; civilize (raise from a barbaric to a civilized state)
detransitivise; detransitivize; intransitivise; intransitivize (intransitivize)
inspissate; thicken (make thick or thicker)
full (make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering)
diversify (make (more) diverse)
deaden (make vapid or deprive of spirit)
check; delay; retard (slow the growth or development of)
decrease; lessen; minify (make smaller)
liquefy; liquidise; liquidize; liquify (make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating)
solvate (cause a solvation in (a substance))
dissolve (cause to fade away)
transitivise; transitivize (make transitive)
fasten; tighten (make tight or tighter)
nationalise; nationalize (put under state control or ownership)
denationalise; denationalize (put under private control or ownership)
naturalise; naturalize (make into a citizen)
denaturalise; denaturalize (strip of the rights and duties of citizenship)
naturalise; naturalize (make more natural or lifelike)
denaturalise; denaturalize (make less natural or unnatural)
even; even out (become even or more even)
equal; equalise; equalize; equate; match (make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching)
stiffen (make stiff or stiffer)
loose; loosen (make loose or looser)
validate (make valid or confirm the validity of)
invalidate; vitiate; void (take away the legal force of or render ineffective)
empty (make void or empty of contents)
mechanise; mechanize (make monotonous; make automatic or routine)
chord; harmonise; harmonize (bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing)
polarise; polarize (cause to vibrate in a definite pattern)
glorify (bestow glory upon)
contaminate (make radioactive by adding radioactive material)
devalue (lower the value or quality of)
insulate (protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material)
calcify (convert into lime)
urbanise; urbanize (make more industrial or city-like)
urbanise; urbanize (impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon)
automatise; automatize (turn into an automaton)
automate; automatise; automatize (make automatic or control or operate automatically)
fill; fill up; make full (make full, also in a metaphorical sense)
saturate (cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance)
clot; coagulate (cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state)
louden (cause to become loud)
normalise; normalize; renormalise; renormalize (make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard)
morph (cause to change shape in a computer animation)
neutralise; neutralize (make chemically neutral)
commercialise; commercialize; market (make commercial)
purge; purify; sanctify (make pure or free from sin or guilt)
mechanise; mechanize (make mechanical)
emulsify (cause to become an emulsion; make into an emulsion)
Frenchify (make French in appearance or character)
crack (cause to become cracked)
change over; convert (change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy)
transform (increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage))
transform (change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species)
transform (convert (one form of energy) to another)
transmute (alter the nature of (elements))
transform; transmute; transubstantiate (change or alter in form, appearance, or nature)
ash (convert into ashes)
transform; translate (change from one form or medium into another)
reclaim; rectify; reform; regenerate (bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one)
convert (cause to adopt a new or different faith)
transpose (change key)
change over; shift; switch (make a shift in or exchange of)
dismiss; dissolve (declare void)
end; terminate (bring to an end or halt)
defog; demist (free from mist)
concentrate; condense; contract (compress or concentrate)
chill; cool; cool down (make cool or cooler)
heat; heat up (make hot or hotter)
warm (make warm or warmer)
boil (bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point)
freeze (cause to freeze)
blister (cause blisters to from on)
Islamise; Islamize (cause to conform to Islamic law)
invert; reverse; turn back (turn inside out or upside down)
Americanise; Americanize (make American in character)
pressurise; pressurize; supercharge (increase the pressure on a gas or liquid)
centralise; centralize; concentrate (make central)
decentralise; decentralize; deconcentrate (make less central)
socialise; socialize (make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies)
fix; gear up; prepare; ready; set; set up (make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc)
internationalise; internationalize (make international in character)
bolshevise; bolshevize; communise; communize (make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles)
Europeanise; Europeanize (make (continental) European in customs, character, or ideas)
Europeanise; Europeanize (denationalize and subject (a territory) to the supervision of an agency of a European community of nations)
bestialise; bestialize (make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to)
complicate; perplex (make more complicated)
refine (make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of)
invert (make an inversion (in a musical composition))
customise; customize (make according to requirements)
individualise; individualize; personalise; personalize (make personal or more personal)
depersonalise; depersonalize; objectify (make impersonal or present as an object)
sharpen (raise the pitch of (musical notes))
drop; flatten (lower the pitch of (musical notes))
disintegrate (cause to undergo fission or lose particles)
magnetise; magnetize (make magnetic)
degauss; demagnetise; demagnetize (make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of))
simplify (make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent)
complicate; elaborate; rarify; refine (make more complex, intricate, or richer)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They change their earnings this year
Meaning:
Make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
vary; alter; change
Context examples:
her mood changes in accordance with the weather / The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "change"):
branch out; broaden; diversify (vary in order to spread risk or to expand)
diversify; radiate (spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate)
narrow; narrow down; specialise; specialize (become more special)
honeycomb (make full of cavities, like a honeycomb)
break (vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity)
take in (make (clothes) smaller)
let out; widen (make (clothes) larger)
accommodate; adapt (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose)
alternate; jump (go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions)
crackle (to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks)
modulate (vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves))
avianise; avianize (to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo)
move (go or proceed from one point to another)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
They change the countryside
Meaning:
Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
switch; change; shift
Context examples:
switch to a different brand of beer / She switched psychiatrists / The car changed lanes
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "change"):
break (change directions suddenly)
cut (make an abrupt change of image or sound)
diphthongise; diphthongize (change from a simple vowel to a diphthong)
jump; leap (pass abruptly from one state or topic to another)
channel-surf; surf (switch channels, on television)
break (change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another)
shift (change gears)
transition (make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Change clothes; put on different clothes
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
Change before you go to the opera
Hypernyms (to "change" is one way to...):
dress; get dressed (put on clothes)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
They change
Meaning:
Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
exchange; convert; commute; change
Context examples:
Could you convert my dollars into pounds? / He changed his name / convert centimeters into inches / convert holdings into shares
Hypernyms (to "change" is one way to...):
replace (substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "change"):
break (exchange for smaller units of money)
launder (convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones)
capitalise; capitalize (convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital)
utilize (convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust))
rectify (convert into direct current)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They change the money
Meaning:
Give to, and receive from, one another
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
exchange; interchange; change
Context examples:
Would you change places with me? / We have been exchanging letters for a year
Hypernyms (to "change" is one way to...):
transfer (cause to change ownership)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "change"):
barter (exchange goods without involving money)
swap; switch; swop; trade (exchange or give (something) in exchange for)
fill in; stand in; sub; substitute (be a substitute)
replace; substitute (put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items)
redeem (to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange)
ransom; redeem (exchange or buy back for money; under threat)
cash; cash in (exchange for cash)
sell (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent)
trade; trade in (turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
transfer; change
Context example:
She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast
Hypernyms (to "change" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
They change
Meaning:
Become deeper in tone
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
deepen; change
Context examples:
His voice began to change when he was 12 years old / Her voice deepened when she whispered the password
Hypernyms (to "change" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Remove or replace the coverings of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context examples:
Father had to learn how to change the baby / After each guest we changed the bed linens
Hypernyms (to "change" is one way to...):
replace (substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected))
Sentence frame:
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