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Transition

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

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Alteration 76% connected

The act of altering or making different.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Convert 76% connected

To cause to turn; to turn.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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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,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Passage 76% connected

The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Shift 76% connected

To divide; to distribute; to apportion.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Switch 76% connected

A small, flexible twig or rod.

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Transformation 76% connected

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

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Transmutation 76% connected

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

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 8

Cut 76% connected

of Cut

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Dissolve 76% connected

To separate into competent parts; to disorganize; to break up; hence, to bring to an end by separating the parts, sundering a relation, etc.; to term…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fossilization 76% connected

The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Glycogenesis 76% connected

The production or formation of sugar from gycogen, as in the liver.

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Jump 76% connected

A kind of loose jacket for men.

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Leap 76% connected

A basket.

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Rectification 76% connected

The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification of an error; the rectification of spirits.

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Saltation 76% connected

A leaping or jumping.

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Derivationally related 2

Modulate 74% connected

To form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a certain portion.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Modulate 74% connected

To form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a certain portion.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Conversion 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Modulation 92% connected

The act of modulating, or the state of being modulated; as, the modulation of the voice.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Passage 92% connected

The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man o…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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