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Transformation

The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed; change of form or condition.

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Narrower term 18

Advance 76% connected

To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

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Alteration 76% connected

The act of altering or making different.

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Betterment 76% connected

A making better; amendment; improvement.

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Conversion 76% connected

The act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another, or the state of being changed; transmutation; change.

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Degeneration 76% connected

The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration.

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Improvement 76% connected

The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration; as, the improvement of th…

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Metamorphosis 76% connected

Change of form, or structure; transformation.

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Permutation 76% connected

The act of permuting; exchange of the thing for another; mutual transference; interchange.

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Reflection 76% connected

The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected.

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Retrogression 76% connected

The act of retrograding, or going backward; retrogradation.

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Revision 76% connected

The act of revising; reexamination for correction; review; as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof sheet; a revision of statutes.

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Rotation 76% connected

The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body on its axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a revolving round another body or a dista…

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Sublimation 76% connected

The act or process of subliming, or the state or result of being sublimed.

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Transition 76% connected

Passage from one place or state to another; charge; as, the transition of the weather from hot to cold.

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Translation 76% connected

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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Transmogrification 76% connected

The act of transmogrifying, or the state of being transmogrified; transformation.

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Weakening 76% connected

of Weaken

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Alteration 76% connected

The act of altering or making different.

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Change 76% connected

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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Function 76% connected

The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; per formance.

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Map 76% connected

A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented; -- usually on a flat…

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Mapping 76% connected

of Map

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Modification 76% connected

The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change; as, the modification of an opinion,…

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Shift 74% connected

To divide; to distribute; to apportion.

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Shift 74% connected

To divide; to distribute; to apportion.

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Transform 74% connected

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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Transform 74% connected

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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Shift 92% connected

To divide; to distribute; to apportion.

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Translation 92% connected

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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Transmutation 92% connected

The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted; as, the transmutation of metals.

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