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"The car changed lanes"verblay aside, abandon, or leave for another
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"The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"verbcause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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"He changed his name"verbexchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or categorytype of:
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"the change was intended to increase sales" "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"nounan event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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"her mood changes in accordance with the weather"verbbecome different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
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"Would you change places with me?"verbgive to, and receive from, one another
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"His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"verbbecome deeper in tone
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"She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"verbchange from one vehicle or transportation line to another
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"it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic"nouna difference that is usually pleasant
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"she brought a change in her overnight bag"nouna different or fresh set of clothestype of:
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"he attributed the change to their marriage"nouna relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some eventtype of:
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"he inspected several changes before selecting one"nouna thing that is differenttype of:
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verbchange clothes; put on different clothestype of:
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"he had a pocketful of change"nouncoins of small denomination regarded collectivelytype of:
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"he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver"nounmoney received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currencytype of:
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"Father had to learn how to change the baby" "After each guest we changed the bed linens"verbremove or replace the coverings oftype of:
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"the change of government had no impact on the economy" "his change on abortion cost him the election"nounthe action of changing somethingtype of:
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"I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change"nounthe balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount duetype of:
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"there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs" "there had been no change in the mountains"nounthe result of alteration or modification
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"She changed completely as she grew older" "The weather changed last night"verbundergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original natureOpposite:
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digitise envenom eternalize capitalise downshift commutation solarize ionize discolour diphthongise channel-surf diphthongize externalise fatten out fatten up fecundate feminise feminize fill out fill up flesh out flocculate frenchify gear up gelatinise gelatinize glamorise glamourise glamourize harmonise harshen heat up hydrogenate immaterialise immaterialize inactivate incandesce indispose individualise industrialise inspissate internationalise internationalize intransitivise intransitivize iodinate ionate islamise islamize isomerise isomerize laicise laicize let up liberalise liberalize lifehack lighten up liquidise liquidize louden make clean make full make grow masculinise masculinize mechanise mechanize meliorate militarise minify mythicise mythicize mythologise nationalise naturalise naturalize nazify obnubilate occidentalise occidentalize officialise officialize opacify opalise opalize opsonize orientalise orientalize overcloud oxidate oxidise oxygenise oxygenize paganise 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