To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.
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To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately transformed into a butterfly.
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To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.
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To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…
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To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…
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of Become
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The act of proceeding; continued forward movement; procedure; progress; advance.
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To change into another substance.
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To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…
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Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…
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The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed; change of form or condition.
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The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed; change of form or condition.
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One who, or that which, transforms. Specif. (Elec.), an apparatus for producing from a given electrical current another current of different voltage.
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One who, or that which, transforms. Specif. (Elec.), an apparatus for producing from a given electrical current another current of different voltage.
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The act of translating, removing, or transferring; removal; also, the state of being translated or removed; as, the translation of Enoch; the transla…
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The act of translating, removing, or transferring; removal; also, the state of being translated or removed; as, the translation of Enoch; the transla…
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To change into a different form; to transform; to transmute.
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To bear, carry, or remove, from one place to another; to transfer; as, to translate a tree.
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To change from one nature, form, or substance, into another; to transform.
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To change into another substance.
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To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…
Transform overlaps with change, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.
That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
Promises fundamental change.
To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…
Change something fundamentally in form or character.
To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…
Transform suggests deep or fundamental change.
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