Change (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Her experiences as a nurse have changed her perspective on the medical system.
- The new manager has changed the company's corporate culture in significant ways.
- Her divorce changed her outlook on marriage and relationships.
- The war has changed the country's economic landscape forever.
- The movie changed his perception of his hometown and its history.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- Edit Out
- Elaborate
- Demythologise
- Blot Out
- Depolarise
- Meliorate
- Transpose
- Beef Up
- Domesticise
- Transform
- Make Clean
- Temper
- Naturalise
- Degauss
- Nationalise
- Fatten Out
- Bear On
- Sexualise
- Glamourise
- Chasten
- Sensify
- Neutralise
- Freshen
- Loose
- Glamourize
- Amalgamate
- Eternize
- Revolutionise
- Digitise
- Accustom
- Bear Upon
- Soften
- Synchronise
- Plump
- Europeanise
- Sensitise
- Transmute
- Eternise
- Destabilise
- Deaminize
- Masculinise
- Domesticize
- Exteriorise
- Spiritualize
- Match
- Professionalise
- Commercialise
- Communise
- Achromatise
- Indispose
- Americanise
- Industrialise
- Fill Out
- Effeminise
- Dry Out
- Decimalise
- Rationalise
- Magnetise
- Liquidise
- Liquidize
- Uniformise
- Spice Up
- Depersonalise
- Orientalise
- Effeminize
- Democratise
- Overcloud
- Loosen
- Merge
- Pressurize
- Lighten
- Prepare
- Oxygenise
- Envenom
- Replace
- Round Out
- Glorify
- Fasten
- Devilise
- Pressurise
- Round Down
- Vascularise
- Ease Off
- Grace
- Invert
- Personalise
- Collimate
- Visualise
- Disarray
- Polarise
- Plasticise
- Reconstruct
- Beautify
- Interchange
- Deodorise
- Humanise
- Set Aside
- Terminate
- Occidentalise
- Fertilise
- Fertilize
- Misdirect
- Commix
- Colour
- Contract
- Redact
- Refreshen
- Regenerate
- Make Full
- Begrime
- Contribute
- Refine
- Embellish
- Make Grow
- Grime
- Urbanise
- Socialise
- Market
- Gelatinise
- Colorize
- Color In
- Volatilise
- Mythicise
- Lighten Up
- Immaterialise
- Eternalise
- Cut
- Set
- Opalise
- Fat
- Exasperate
- Change Over
- Objectify
- Colorise
- Brutalise
- Impact
- Eternalize
- Impart
- Centralise
- Alienate
- Islamise
- Add
- Arterialise
- Energize
- Get
- Stabilise
- Allegorise
- Feminise
- Etherialise
- Mythicize
- Reestablish
- Mature
- Automatise
- Exchange
- Energise
- Overturn
- Debase
- Mythologise
- Laicise
- Redress
- Chord
- Aggravate
- Obscure
- Deodourise
- Colly
- Destress
- Gear Up
- Tenderise
- Tenderize
- Oxidise
- Unfit
- Mingle
- Romanticise
- Ornament
- Alchemise
- Renormalise
- Break Up
- Transubstantiate
- Clear
- Crush
- Alkalinise
- Denationalise
- Obnubilate
- Perplex
- Schematise
- Constitutionalise
- Glamorise
- Disenable
- Territorialise
- Plump Out
- Vaporise
- Classicise
- Arouse
- Rectify
- Oxidate
- Profane
- Ameliorate
- Reverse
- Unify
- Bestow
- Fortify
- Minify
- Normalise
- Colourise
- Chill
- Pervert
- Alcoholise
- Colourize
- Internationalise
- Let Up
- Renormalize
- Exacerbate
- Bemire
- Diabolize
- Vulgarize
- Heat Up
- Liquify
- Militarise
- Compensate
- Redo
- Aerate
- De-emphasise
- Blur
- Soil
- Demoralise
- Civilise
- Westernize
- Drop
- Subvert
- Bolshevise
- Intransitivise
- Officialise
- Conventionalise
- Shift
- Amend
- Adorn
- Automate
- Solemnise
- Wake Up
- Transitivise
- Reclaim
- Intransitivize
- Westernise
- Suburbanise
- Retard
- Delay
- Demoralize
- Hide
- Lace
- Waken
- Speed
- Touch On
- Sublimate
- Bolshevize
- Disturb
- Tame
- Digitalise
- Wake
- Void
- Defog
- Undo
- Land
- Bestialise
- Veil
- Shoal
- Convert
- Dissonate
- Incapacitate
- Depress
- Dismiss
- Customise
- Decentralise
- Flesh Out
- Diabolise
- Form
- Expand
- Digitalize
- Detransitivise
- Deprave
- Reinstate
- Debauch
- Vitalise
- Externalise
- Bedim
- Purge
- Unsubstantialise
- Straighten Out
- Archaise
- Cool Down
- Fill Up
- Colour In
- Vitiate
- Slow Down
- Blunt
- Equalize
- Equalise
- Sanctify
- Virilize
- Individualise
- Fatten Up
- Harmonise
- Touch
- Improve
- Sentimentalise
- Individualize
- Disaffect
- Even Out
- Mechanise
- Liberalise
- Virilise
- Bring
- Fecundate
- Equate
- Politicise
- Blear
- Unsubstantialize
- Deactivate
- Externalize
- Inspissate
- Womanize
- Sex Up
- Animate
- Immortalise
- Slenderise
- Obliterate
- Set Up
- Ready
- Antiquate
- Sensibilise
- Demagnetise
- Speed Up
- Coagulate
- Concentrate
- Rarify
- Dynamise
- Subtilize
- Lessen
- Isomerise
- Animise
- Paganise
- Raise
- Symmetrise
- Rouse
- Desensitise
- Deconcentrate
- Barbarise
- Animalise
- Elevate
- Animalize
- Acetylise
- Acetylize
- Sensibilize
- Denaturalise
- Moderate
- Demonise
- Round
- Sanitise
- Subdue
- Correct
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Meaning 2
Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The store will change your cash gift for a different size or color of the item you purchased.
- Can you change these euros to US dollars for me.
- She changed her last name after marriage to take her husband's name.
- Please change these checks into cash at the bank.
- The company changed its name to something shorter and more memorable.
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Meaning 3
Remove or replace the coverings of; "Father had to learn how to change the baby"; "After each guest we changed the bed linens".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The hotel staff had to change the sheets after every guest to maintain cleanliness and hygiene.
- Mother taught me how to change the diaper so I could help with the baby.
- The maid changed the tablecloth after the dinner party to get rid of the spills and stains.
- We had to change the linens on the sofa bed before our in-laws arrived for their visit.
- After the wedding ceremony, the bride had to change the dress for the reception.
Meaning 4
Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The company's image tends to change with each new marketing strategy.
- As the city develops, its cultural landscape will change to accommodate tourists.
- His behavior change depends on who he is with.
- The restaurant's specials menu change on a weekly basis to offer something new.
- Her personality will change over time as she gains more life experience.
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Meaning 5
Give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- They've been changing jobs every five years to gain diverse experience and skills to give to and receive from one another.
- I will change my old smartphone with yours if you want.
- She would change lives with anyone who had a more fulfilling relationship and more supportive partner.
- Would you change roles with me to better understand my job's challenges.
- They have been changing homes every summer to give each other a chance to live in a different city for a year.
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Meaning 6
Change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- He changed buses at the city terminal to continue his journey to the countryside.
- She changed trains in Paris on her way to Rome for vacation.
- They changed planes in Los Angeles on their flight from New York to Tokyo.
- At the station, he changed subways to get on the line heading downtown.
- Travelers often change ferries on the island to reach the more remote areas.
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Meaning 7
Become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The warmth in his voice began to change as he recited the poem, adding emotional depth to the reading.
- Her soft spoken words were barely audible, and as she leaned in, her voice started to change, growing huskier.
- During adolescence, boys often experience a sudden change in their tone, as their vocal cords mature.
- As she gained confidence in her storytelling, the pitch of her voice began to change, taking on a richer, more resonant quality.
- The gentle singer's voice started to change, her usually sweet tone growing stronger and more soulful with the addition of the blues guitar riffs.
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Hypernyms
Meaning 8
Change clothes; put on different clothes; "Change before you go to the opera".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- She needs to change before the wedding ceremony begins tonight.
- Can you change for dinner, we're going to a fancy restaurant.
- Would you mind if I change real quick in your room for the party.
- Please change your outfit before we meet the clients for lunch.
- Don't forget to change into something warm for the trip to the mountains.
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Meaning 9
Undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The company changed dramatically after the new CEO took over.
- He changed beyond recognition during his two-year stay abroad.
- The quiet neighborhood changed for the worse after the nightclub opened.
- Her relocation to the city changed her from a shy country girl.
- Time and experience changed him into a confident public speaker.
Antonyms
Hyponyms
- Warm Up
- Transpose
- Experience
- Check
- Discolour
- Oxidise
- Felt Up
- Oxidize
- Mellow Out
- Go
- Produce
- Cool Off
- Alkalinise
- Obtain
- Matt-up
- Vaporise
- Acquire
- Oxidate
- Reverse
- Mat Up
- Glass
- Normalise
- Get Dressed
- Color
- Transmute
- Matte
- Destabilise
- Climb Up
- Mildew
- Professionalise
- Fall In
- Ionise
- Yield
- Crumble
- Arrange
- Solarise
- Glass Over
- Americanise
- Industrialise
- Jump
- Dry Out
- Take On
- Change
- Suburbanise
- Democratise
- Melt
- Vulcanise
- Pall
- Give
- Loosen
- Sublimate
- Grow
- Turn
- Adopt
- Part
- Desalinise
- Change Form
- Distil
- Find
- Shoal
- Refresh
- Rise
- Metamorphose
- Desalinize
- Fold Up
- Glaze Over
- Take
- Divide
- Dull
- Vascularise
- Matte Up
- Hydrolyse
- Frost Over
- Dilapidate
- Concretise
- Cool Down
- Plasticise
- Incur
- Go Bad
- Founder
- Take Up
- Colour
- Roll Up
- Contract
- Refreshen
- Break
- Liberalise
- Break Down
- Ice Over
- Move Up
- Reduce
- Come Around
- Keratinise
- Modernise
- Evolve
- Gelatinise
- Become Flat
- Indurate
- Develop
- Give Way
- Freshen Up
- Lighten Up
- Run
- Isomerise
- Flip Out
- Deform
- Brutalise
- Die
- Mat
- Barbarise
- Get
- Cave In
- Stabilise
- Depart
- Animalise
- Conk Out
- Feminise
- Animalize
- Pull Up Stakes
- Acetylise
- Desalt
- Ramify
- Acetylize
- Deoxidise
- Give Out
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Meaning 10
Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The company decided to change suppliers due to the consistent late deliveries.
- She will change universities if she doesn't get accepted into her preferred program this year.
- We need to change insurance plans since the current one no longer covers my medication.
- The store changed product providers after numerous customer complaints.
- They decided to change hotels as the noise from the nearby bar was unbearable.