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change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" |
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action something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
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entail the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple
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policy change,
volte-face,
about-face,
reversal a major change in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy"
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adulteration the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)
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relocation,
move the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
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downshift a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle
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downshift a change to a lower gear in a car or bicycle
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filtration the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter
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reduction,
simplification the act of reducing complexity
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decimalisation,
decimalization the act of changing to a decimal system; "the decimalization of British currency"
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metrication,
metrification the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds
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variation an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"
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turning act of changing in practice or custom; "the law took many turnings over the years"
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diversification,
variegation the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered); "my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments"; "he limited his losses by diversification of his product line"
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flux in constant change; "his opinions are in flux"; "the newness and flux of the computer industry"
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switching,
switch,
shift the act of changing one thing or position for another; "his switch on abortion cost him the election"
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substitution,
commutation,
exchange the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
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promotion act of raising in rank or position
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demotion act of lowering in rank or position
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change of state the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
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alteration,
modification,
adjustment the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
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move,
motion,
movement the act of deciding to do something; "he didn't make a move to help"; "his first move was to hire a lawyer"
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movement the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel"
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motility,
move,
motion,
movement ability to move spontaneously and independently
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change of direction,
reorientation the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented
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change of magnitude the act of changing the amount or size of something
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change of integrity the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something
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conversion a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
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updating the act of changing something to bring it up to date (usually by adding something); "criminal records need regular updating"
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change of shape an action that changes the shape of something
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satisfaction act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite; "the satisfaction of their demand for better services"
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nationalisation,
nationalization changing something from private to state ownership or control
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communisation,
communization the organization of a nation of the basis of communism
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secularisation,
secularization transfer of property from ecclesiastical to civil possession
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rollover the act of changing the institution that invests your pension plan without incurring a tax penalty
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change - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago" |
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alteration,
modification |
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happening,
natural event,
occurrent,
occurrence an event that happens
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acceleration the act of accelerating; increasing the speed
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slowing,
deceleration,
retardation the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking"
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avulsion a forcible tearing or surgical separation of one body part from another
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break an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned"
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mutation a change or alteration in form or qualities
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sublimation (psychology) modifying the natural expression of an impulse or instinct (especially a sexual one) to one that is socially acceptable
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surprise the act of surprising someone
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nascence,
nascency,
nativity,
birth the event of being born; "they celebrated the birth of their first child"
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breakup,
detachment,
separation the act of releasing from an attachment or connection
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vagary an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.); "the vagaries of the weather"; "his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market"; "he has dealt with human vagaries for many years"
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fluctuation,
variation the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he kept a record of price fluctuations"
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conversion a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life
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decease,
expiry,
death the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"
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lessening,
drop-off,
decrease the act of decreasing or reducing something
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destabilization the action of destabilizing; making something less stable (especially of a government or country or economy)
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increase the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary"
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easing,
moderation,
relief the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
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deformation alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
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transition a passage that connects a topic to one that follows
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transmutation,
transformation,
shift an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
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sparkling,
twinkle,
scintillation a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
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shimmer,
play a weak and tremulous light; "the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers"; "the play of light on the water"
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transmutation an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
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harm,
damage,
impairment the act of damaging something or someone
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development act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"
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revolution the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
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chromosomal mutation,
genetic mutation,
mutation a change or alteration in form or qualities
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sex change a change in a person's physical sexual characteristics (as by surgery and hormone treatments)
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loss of consciousness the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond
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change - the result of alteration or modification; "there were marked changes in the lining of the lungs"; "there had been no change in the mountains" |
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upshot,
outcome,
consequence,
event,
result,
effect,
issue having important effects or influence; "decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"; "virtue is of more moment than security"; "that result is of no consequence"
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depolarisation,
depolarization a loss of polarity or polarization
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change - a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event; "he attributed the change to their marriage" |
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relation an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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difference the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many differences between jazz and rock"
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gradient the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"
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change - a thing that is different; "he inspected several changes before selecting one" |
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thing a separate and self-contained entity
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change - a different or fresh set of clothes; "she brought a change in her overnight bag" |
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article of clothing,
clothing,
habiliment,
wearable,
vesture,
wear a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
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change - money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; "he got change for a twenty and used it to pay the taxi driver" |
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hard cash,
hard currency,
cash a currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value; "the countries agreed to conduct their bilateral trade in hard currency, replacing previous barter arrangements"; "Germany once had a solid economy, good fiscal and monetary policies, and a hard currency"
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change - the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due; "I paid with a twenty and pocketed the change" |
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hard cash,
hard currency,
cash a currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value; "the countries agreed to conduct their bilateral trade in hard currency, replacing previous barter arrangements"; "Germany once had a solid economy, good fiscal and monetary policies, and a hard currency"
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change - coins of small denomination regarded collectively; "he had a pocketful of change" |
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coin a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
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change - 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" |
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remain,
rest,
stay be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"
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freshen up,
refreshen,
freshen,
refresh become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game"
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get dressed,
dress arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
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acquire,
produce,
grow,
develop,
get win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
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regenerate restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient"
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shade pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"
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gel become a gel; "The solid, when heated, gelled"
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animalise,
animalize,
brutalise,
brutalize represent in the form of an animal
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convert change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"
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creolize develop into a creole; "pidgins often creolize"
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mutate undergo mutation; "cells mutate"
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experience,
have go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"
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decrepitate to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; "decrepitate salts"
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suburbanise,
suburbanize make suburban in character; "highly suburbanized cities"
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roll up,
roll form a cylinder by rolling; "roll up a banner"
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glass over,
glaze over,
glaze,
glass become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored"
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grow,
turn come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
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barbarise,
barbarize make crude or savage in behavior or speech; "his years in prison have barbarized the young man"
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alkalinise,
alkalinize make (a substance) alkaline; "The oxide is alkalized"
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change by reversal,
reverse,
turn change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"
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change integrity change in physical make-up
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change form,
change shape,
deform assume a different shape or form
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form assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads"
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change state,
turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
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adapt,
conform,
adjust make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
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climb up,
jump,
rise increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight"
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assimilate become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
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dissimilate become dissimilar or less similar; "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time"
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dissimilate become dissimilar or less similar; "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time"
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change magnitude change in size or magnitude
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modify make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
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deaden convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
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break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
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dilapidate,
crumble,
decay bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin by neglect or misuse
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mildew,
mold become moldy; spoil due to humidity; "The furniture molded in the old house"
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hydrate cause to be hydrated; add water or moisture to; "hydrate your skin"
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dry,
dry out remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
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strengthen gain strength; "His body strengthened"
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distil,
distill give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound"
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deoxidise,
deoxidize,
reduce to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
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crack break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
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oxidate,
oxidise,
oxidize enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily"
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oxidate,
oxidise,
oxidize enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily"
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grow come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
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mellow out,
mellow,
melt make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"
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soften become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"
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ionise,
ionize convert into ions
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stabilise,
stabilize make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices"
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destabilise,
destabilize make unstable; "Terrorism destabilized the government"
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lighten up,
lighten become lighter; "The room lightened up"
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discolour,
discolor,
color,
colour change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
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discolor change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
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narrow,
contract make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
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darken make dark or darker; "darken a room"
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dim make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
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boil immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes; "boil potatoes"; "boil wool"
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crack,
check,
break break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
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transpire give off (water) through the skin
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resume,
take up take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"
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change surface undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
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sublime,
sublimate vaporize and then condense right back again
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cool,
cool down,
cool off loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"
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warm up cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"
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warm,
warm up make warm or warmer; "The blanket will warm you"
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metamorphose,
transmute,
transform change completely the nature or appearance of; "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection"
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convert change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"
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dull make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
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complexify,
ramify make complex; "he unnecessarily complexified every problem"
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americanise,
americanize become American in character; "After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized"
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modernise,
modernize,
develop become technologically advanced; "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly"
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stiffen make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"
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tighten become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
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conk out,
go bad,
give out,
give way,
break down,
die,
fail,
go,
break end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
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give way,
yield end resistance, as under pressure or force; "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
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indurate,
harden become fixed or established; "indurated customs"
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indurate,
harden become fixed or established; "indurated customs"
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suffuse cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across; "The sky was suffused with a warm pink color"
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hush run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
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normalise,
normalize make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard; "normalize relations with China"; "normalize the temperature"; "normalize the spelling"
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reorient set or arrange in a new or different determinate position; "Orient the house towards the South"
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purify remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
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digest soften or disintegrate by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture
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regress get worse or fall back to a previous condition
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foul become soiled and dirty
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decalcify remove calcium or lime from; "decalcify the rock"
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industrialise,
industrialize develop industry; become industrial; "The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West"
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decarboxylate remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)
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spot mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"
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incur,
obtain,
receive,
find,
get make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"
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acetylate,
acetylise,
acetylize introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
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take on,
acquire,
adopt,
assume,
take win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
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prim dress primly
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capacitate make capable; "This instruction capacitates us to understand the problem"
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caseate become cheeselike; "necrotic tissue caseates"
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caseate become cheeselike; "necrotic tissue caseates"
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clinker turn to clinker or form clinker under excessive heat in burning
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cure prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"
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dawn become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
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salinate add salt to; "salinated solution"
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desalinate,
desalinise,
desalinize,
desalt remove salt from; "desalinate water"
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shallow,
shoal become shallow; "the lake shallowed over time"
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steepen make steeper; "The landslides have steepened the mountain sides"
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superannuate retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity
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ulcerate affect with an ulcer; "Her stomach was ulcerated"
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vitrify undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like
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vulcanise,
vulcanize subject to vulcanization; "vulcanized rubber"
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dull,
pall make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
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become flat,
pall,
die lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to); "the course palled on her"
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saponify convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali; "saponify oils and fats"
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move,
go,
run go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
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come come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June"
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catch contract; "did you catch a cold?"
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catch on become popular; "This fashion caught on in Paris"
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grow,
develop come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
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fly change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
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evolve,
acquire,
develop undergo development or evolution; "Modern man evolved a long time ago"
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assibilate change into a sibilant; "In the syllable /si/, the /s/ sibilates in Japanese"
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smoothen become smooth
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turn on become hostile towards; "The dog suddenly turned on the mailman"
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drop give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
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break into change pace; "The dancers broke into a cha-cha"; "The horse broke into a gallop"
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deepen,
change become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
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concretise,
concretize become specific; "the idea concretized in her mind"
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decay fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"
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commute,
transpose exchange a penalty for a less severe one
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introject incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one's personality unconsciously
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shift move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"
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swing alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down"
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fall pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
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fall pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
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reflate become inflated again
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hydrolyse,
hydrolyze undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water
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fold up,
fold incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter"
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gelatinise,
gelatinize convert into gelatinous form or jelly; "hot water will gelatinize starch"
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felt up,
mat up,
matt-up,
matte,
matte up,
mat,
felt change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes"
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recombine to combine or put together again
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feminise,
feminize to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; "This hairdo feminizes the man"
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obsolesce become obsolete, fall into disuse; "This word has not obsolesced, although it is rarely used"
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plasticise,
plasticize make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer; "plasticized PVC"
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recede become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
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defervesce experience an abatement of a fever
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incandesce become incandescent or glow with heat; "an incandescing body"
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calcify convert into lime; "the salts calcified the rock"
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drift be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"
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play out become spent or exhausted; "The champion's strength played out fast"
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conjugate unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds
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isomerise,
isomerize change into an isomer
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evaporate,
vaporise lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk"
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indurate become fixed or established; "indurated customs"
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gradate pass imperceptibly from one degree, shade, or tone into another; "The paint on these walls gradates but you don't see it"
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keratinise,
keratinize become horny and impregnated with keratin
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opacify become opaque; "the tissue in the eye's cornea may opacify and the patient may go blind"
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mature develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast"
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rejuvenate become young again; "The old man rejuvenated when he became a grandfather"
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sequester set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"
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transaminate undergo transfer from one compound to another; "amino groups can transaminate"
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vesiculate cause to become vesicular or full of air cells; "vesiculate an organ"
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undulate increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves; "The singer's voice undulated"
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vascularise,
vascularize make vascular; "the yolk sac is gradually vascularized"
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crash stop operating; "My computer crashed last night"; "The system goes down at least once a week"
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professionalise,
professionalize make professional or give a professional character to; "Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs"
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shift move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"
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flip out,
flip go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"
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gum exude or form gum; "these trees gum in the Spring"
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repress block the action of
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shear become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
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damage inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
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synthesize combine so as to form a more complex, product; "his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony"; "The liver synthesizes vitamins"
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come round,
come around change one's position or opinion; "He came around to our point of view"
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promote change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent
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part,
divide,
separate perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"
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format,
arrange divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!"
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fall for fall in love with; become infatuated with; "She fell for the man from Brazil"
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move up,
ascend,
rise travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
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change posture undergo a change in bodily posture
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settle take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"
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cave in,
fall in,
founder,
give way,
collapse,
give,
break to take one's place in a military formation or line; "Troops fall in!"
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undergo pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation"
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solarise,
solarize overexpose to sunlight; "be careful not to solarize the photographic film"
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occult hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes"
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pass travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
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pull up stakes,
depart,
leave go away or leave
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liberalise,
liberalize make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules
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stratify render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; "stratify seeds"
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democratise,
democratize introduce democratic reforms; of nations
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loosen,
relax become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
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reticulate divide so as to form a network
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flocculate form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass; "the protoplasms flocculated"
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carbonate treat with carbon dioxide; "Carbonated soft drinks"
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come in come into fashion; become fashionable
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go out become extinguished; "The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark"
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stagnate cease to flow; stand without moving; "Stagnating waters"; "blood stagnates in the capillaries"
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make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
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frost over,
ice over,
ice up become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window; "When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane"
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modify |
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change 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"
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wake up,
waken,
awaken,
rouse,
wake,
arouse stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
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cause to sleep make fall asleep; "The soft music caused us to fall asleep"
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affect act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate"
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refreshen,
freshen,
refresh become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game"
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fecundate,
inseminate,
fertilise,
fertilize introduce semen into (a female)
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indispose cause to feel unwell; "She was indisposed"
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cry shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs"
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etiolate make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"
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shade pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"
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animalise,
animalize,
brutalise,
brutalize represent in the form of an animal
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convert change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"
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opalise,
opalize replace or convert into opal; "opalized tree trunks"
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arterialise,
arterialize change venous blood into arterial blood
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get,
make cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"
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counterchange,
interchange,
transpose cause to change places; "interchange this screw for one of a smaller size"
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vascularise,
vascularize make vascular; "the yolk sac is gradually vascularized"
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decrepitate to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; "decrepitate salts"
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suburbanise,
suburbanize make suburban in character; "highly suburbanized cities"
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revolutionise,
revolutionize,
overturn change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"
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etiolate make pale or sickly; "alcohol etiolates your skin"
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barbarise,
barbarize make crude or savage in behavior or speech; "his years in prison have barbarized the young man"
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alkalinise,
alkalinize make (a substance) alkaline; "The oxide is alkalized"
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mythicise,
mythicize,
mythologise,
mythologize interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology; "mythicize the ancient stories"
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allegorise,
allegorize make into an allegory; "The story was allegorized over time"
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demythologise,
demythologize remove the mythical element from (writings); "the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value"
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land,
bring reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
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coarsen make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals"
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bear upon,
impact,
bear on,
touch on,
affect,
touch press or wedge together; pack together
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alchemise,
alchemize alter (elements) by alchemy
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alcoholise,
alcoholize make alcoholic, as by fermenting; "alcoholize prunes"
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shape,
form give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
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round down,
round off,
round out,
round express as a round number; "round off the amount"
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suspend cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"
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sober cause to become sober; "A sobering thought"
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reconstruct cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically
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increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
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ease off,
let up,
ease up reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"
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assimilate become similar to one's environment; "Immigrants often want to assimilate quickly"
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dissimilate become dissimilar or less similar; "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time"
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commute,
exchange,
convert exchange a penalty for a less severe one
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vitalise,
vitalize make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man"
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unclutter,
clear rid of obstructions; "Clear your desk"
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activate make active or more active; "activate an old file"
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activate make active or more active; "activate an old file"
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aerate,
activate make active or more active; "activate an old file"
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activate make active or more active; "activate an old file"
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deactivate,
inactivate remove from active military status or reassign; "The men were deactivated after five years of service"
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blunt,
deaden make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
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redo,
remodel,
reconstruct do over, as of (part of) a house; "We are remodeling these rooms"
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redact,
edit prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"
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edit out,
edit,
cut prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; "Edit a book on lexical semantics"; "she edited the letters of the politician so as to omit the most personal passages"
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chasten,
tame,
subdue restrain
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chasten,
temper,
moderate restrain
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ameliorate,
improve,
meliorate,
amend,
better make amendments to; "amend the document"
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aggravate,
exacerbate,
worsen,
exasperate exasperate or irritate
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wet make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating; "This eight year old boy still wets his bed"
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dry,
dry out remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
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lubricate make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant; "lubricate the key"
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beef up,
strengthen,
fortify gain strength; "His body strengthened"
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fortify,
lace,
spike add nutrients to; "fortified milk"
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weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
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blunt make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
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oxidate,
oxidise,
oxidize enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily"
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merge,
unify,
unite become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge"
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age begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
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ripen,
mature grow ripe; "The plums ripen in July"
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antiquate,
antique make obsolete or old-fashioned
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antiquate make obsolete or old-fashioned
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make grow,
develop expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
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soften become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it"
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damage inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
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ossify become bony; "The tissue ossified"
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acerbate make sour or bitter
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stabilise,
stabilize make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices"
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destabilise,
destabilize make unstable; "Terrorism destabilized the government"
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sensibilise,
sensibilize,
sensify,
sensitise,
sensitize make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs"
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desensitise,
desensitize make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"
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accustom,
habituate make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music"
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disarray,
disorder bring disorder to
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discolor change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
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color in,
colorise,
colorize,
colour in,
colourise,
colourize,
color,
colour add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"
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stain color for microscopic study; "The laboratory worker dyed the specimen"
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hue take on color or become colored; "In highlights it hued to a dull silver-grey"
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uglify make ugly
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untune cause to be out of tune; "Don't untune that string!"
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adjust,
correct,
set adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
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set set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"
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unfit,
disqualify,
indispose make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you"
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domesticise,
domesticize,
domesticate,
reclaim,
tame make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"
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widen become broader or wider or more extensive; "The road widened"
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dehydrogenate remove hydrogen from
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hydrogenate combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen; add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound)
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oxygenise,
oxygenize dehydrogenate with oxygen
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darken make dark or darker; "darken a room"
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brighten,
lighten up,
lighten make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"
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blear,
blur become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
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bedim,
overcloud,
obscure become covered with clouds; "The sky clouded over"
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blot out,
veil,
hide,
obliterate,
obscure to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
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cook transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"
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slenderise,
slenderize make slender or appear to be slender; "slenderizing skirts"
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crack break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
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dismiss,
dissolve bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"
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end,
terminate bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
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defog,
demist free from mist; "demist the car windows"
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condense,
concentrate,
contract undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; "water condenses"; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"
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chill,
cool,
cool down depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"
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heat up,
heat make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up"
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warm make warm or warmer; "The blanket will warm you"
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boil immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes; "boil potatoes"; "boil wool"
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freeze suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"
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blister get blistered; "Her feet blistered during the long hike"
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change over,
switch,
shift make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
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transpose change key; "Can you transpose this fugue into G major?"
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change over,
convert change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"
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transform change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
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transform change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
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transform change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
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transmute alter the nature of (elements)
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transubstantiate,
transmute,
transform change (the Eucharist bread and wine) into the body and blood of Christ
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ash convert into ashes
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transform,
translate change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
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reclaim,
rectify,
reform,
regenerate make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes"
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convert change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"
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islamise,
islamize convert to Islam; "The Mughals Islamized much of Northern India in the 16th century"
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invert,
reverse,
turn back reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"
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invert reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of; "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"
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customise,
customize make according to requirements; "customize a car"
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personalise,
personalize,
individualise,
individualize make personal or more personal; "personalized service"
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depersonalise,
depersonalize,
objectify make impersonal or present as an object; "Will computers depersonalize human interactions?"; "Pornography objectifies women"
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sharpen become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"
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flatten,
drop lower the pitch of (musical notes)
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disintegrate break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"
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magnetise,
magnetize make magnetic; "The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings"
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degauss,
demagnetise,
demagnetize make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); "demagnetize the iron shavings"; "they degaussed the ship"
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simplify make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent; "We had to simplify the instructions"; "this move will simplify our lives"
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rarify,
complicate,
elaborate,
refine make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"
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refine make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of; "refine a method of analysis"; "refine the constant in the equation"
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complicate,
perplex make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"
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supercharge,
pressurise,
pressurize increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
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centralise,
centralize,
concentrate make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"
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decentralise,
decentralize,
deconcentrate make less central; "After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized"
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socialise,
socialize make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies; "Health care should be socialized!"
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gear up,
ready,
prepare,
fix,
set up,
set to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery; "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"
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internationalise,
internationalize make international in character; "We internationalized the committee"
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bolshevise,
bolshevize,
communise,
communize make into property owned by the state; "The new government communized all banks"
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europeanise,
europeanize make (continental) European in customs, character, or ideas
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europeanise,
europeanize make (continental) European in customs, character, or ideas
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bestialise,
bestialize make brutal and depraved; give animal-like qualities to
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americanise,
americanize become American in character; "After a year in Iowa, he has totally Americanized"
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frenchify become French in appearance or character; "This restaurant has Frenchified"
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civilise,
civilize raise from a barbaric to a civilized state; "The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized"
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nationalise,
nationalize put under state control or ownership; "Mitterand nationalized the banks"
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denationalise,
denationalize put under private control or ownership; "The steel industry was denationalized"
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naturalise,
naturalize make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year"
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denaturalise,
denaturalize strip of the rights and duties of citizenship; "The former Nazi was denaturalized"
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naturalise,
naturalize make into a citizen; "The French family was naturalized last year"
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denaturalise,
denaturalize strip of the rights and duties of citizenship; "The former Nazi was denaturalized"
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even,
even out make even or more even
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equalise,
equalize,
equal,
equate,
match compensate; make the score equal
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stiffen make stiff or stiffer; "Stiffen the cream by adding gelatine"
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loose,
loosen become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
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fasten,
tighten attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
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transitivise,
transitivize make transitive; "adding `out' to many verbs transitivizes them"
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detransitivise,
detransitivize,
intransitivise,
intransitivize intransitivize; "removing the object will intransitivize the verbs"
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inspissate,
thicken become thick or thicker; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate"
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full make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering
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diversify vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"
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decelerate,
slow down reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car"
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deaden convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil
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accelerate,
speed up,
speed move faster; "The car accelerated"
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delay,
retard,
check cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
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minify,
decrease,
lessen decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
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liquidise,
liquidize,
liquify,
liquefy become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied"
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solvate undergo solvation or convert into a solvate
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dissolve declare void; "The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections"
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validate make valid or confirm the validity of; "validate a ticket"
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vitiate,
invalidate,
void take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate a contract"
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empty become empty or void of its content; "The room emptied"
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make full,
fill up,
fill eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey"
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saturate cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
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coagulate,
clot change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; "coagulated blood"
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louden cause to become loud
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renormalise,
renormalize,
normalise,
normalize make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard; "normalize relations with China"; "normalize the temperature"; "normalize the spelling"
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morph change shape as via computer animation; "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther"
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neutralise,
neutralize make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution"
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commercialise,
commercialize,
market make commercial; "Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life"
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sanctify,
purify,
purge remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation; "purify the water"
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mechanise,
mechanize make mechanical; "mechanize the procedure"
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automate,
automatise,
automatize make automatic or control or operate automatically; "automatize the production"; "automate the movement of the robot"
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automatise,
automatize make automatic or control or operate automatically; "automatize the production"; "automate the movement of the robot"
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mechanise,
mechanize make mechanical; "mechanize the procedure"
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chord,
harmonise,
harmonize play chords on (a string instrument)
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polarise,
polarize become polarized in a conflict or contrasting situation
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glorify bestow glory upon; "The victory over the enemy glorified the Republic"
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contaminate make radioactive by adding radioactive material; "Don't drink the water--it's contaminated"
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devalue lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"
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insulate protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; "We had his bedroom insulated before winter came"
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calcify convert into lime; "the salts calcified the rock"
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urbanise,
urbanize make more industrial or city-like; "The area was urbanized after many people moved in"
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urbanise,
urbanize make more industrial or city-like; "The area was urbanized after many people moved in"
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emulsify form into or become an emulsion; "The solution emulsified"
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demulsify break down into components
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decarboxylate remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)
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nazify cause or force to adopt Nazism or a Nazi character; "Hitler nazified Germany in the 1930's"; "The arts were nazified everywhere in Germany"
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fecundate,
fertilise,
fertilize provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"
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clarify make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"
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embrittle make brittle
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mark make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads"
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nick mate successfully; of livestock
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disenable,
disable,
incapacitate injure permanently; "He was disabled in a car accident"
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enable render capable or able for some task; "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street"; "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"
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de-emphasise,
de-emphasize,
destress reduce the emphasis
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tenderise,
tenderize,
tender make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer; "tenderize meat"
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charge saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
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bubble form, produce, or emit bubbles; "The soup was bubbling"
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sweeten make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal"
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iodinate cause to combine with iodine; "iodinate thyroxine"
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ionate add ions to
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archaise,
archaize give an archaic appearance of character to; "archaized craftwork"
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inform give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching"
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officialise,
officialize make official; "We officialized our relationship"
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occidentalise,
occidentalize,
westernise,
westernize make western in character; "The country was Westernized after it opened up"
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orientalise,
orientalize make oriental in character; "orientalize your garden"
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acetylate,
acetylise,
acetylize introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
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achromatise,
achromatize remove color from; "achromatize the lenses"
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collimate,
parallel adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument)
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camp give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
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classicise,
classicize make classic or classical
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conventionalise,
conventionalize make conventional or adapt to conventions; "conventionalized behavior"
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decimalise,
decimalize change to the decimal system; "The country decimalized the currency in 1975"
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dizzy make dizzy or giddy; "a dizzying pace"
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envenom,
poison administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"
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exteriorise,
exteriorize,
externalise,
externalize,
objectify make external or objective, or give reality to; "language externalizes our thoughts"
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glamorise,
glamourize,
glamorize,
glamourise make glamorous and attractive; "This new wallpaper really glamorizes the living room!"
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introvert turn inside; "He introverted his feelings"
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laicise,
laicize reduce to lay status; "laicize the parochial schools"
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politicise,
politicize give a political character to; "politicize the discussion"
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radicalize make more radical in social or political outlook; "Her work in the developing world radicalized her"
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proof make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"
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romanticise,
romanticize act in a romantic way
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rusticate lend a rustic character to; "rusticate the house in the country"
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sauce add zest or flavor to, make more interesting; "sauce the roast"
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shallow,
shoal become shallow; "the lake shallowed over time"
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tense cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"
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steepen make steeper; "The landslides have steepened the mountain sides"
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scramble make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it"
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unscramble make intelligible; "Can you unscramble the message?"
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unsex remove the qualities typical of one's sex; "She unsexed herself"
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vitrify undergo vitrification; become glassy or glass-like
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pall lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to); "the course palled on her"
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saponify convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali; "saponify oils and fats"
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expand,
extend become larger in size or volume or quantity; "his business expanded rapidly"
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set aside,
suspend cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"
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muddy make turbid; "muddy the water"
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transform change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
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elevate,
lift,
raise remove from a surface; "the detective carefully lifted some fingerprints from the table"
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harshen make harsh or harsher; "Winter harshened the look of the city"
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dinge make dingy
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demonise,
demonize make into a demon; "Power had demonized him"
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devilise,
devilize,
diabolise,
diabolize turn into a devil or make devilish; "Man devilized by war"
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etherealize,
etherialise make ethereal
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immaterialise,
immaterialize,
unsubstantialise,
unsubstantialize render immaterial or incorporeal
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animise,
animize,
animate give lifelike qualities to; "animated cartoons"
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clear free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"
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dynamise,
dynamize make (a drug) effective; "dynamized medicine"
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dynamise,
dynamize make (a drug) effective; "dynamized medicine"
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rarefy,
subtilize,
sublimate weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
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volatilise,
volatilize make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor
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uniformise,
uniformize make uniform; "the data have been uniformized"
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symmetrise,
symmetrize make symmetric; "symmetrized waves"
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eternalise,
eternalize,
eternise,
eternize,
immortalise,
immortalize cause to continue indefinitely
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denature make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes
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denature make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes
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denature make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes
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sanitise,
sanitize make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features; "sanitize a document before releasing it to the press"; "sanitize history"; "sanitize the language in a book"
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verbify make into a verb; "'mouse' has been verbified by computer users"
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shift move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"
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sputter cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed; "The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"
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draw cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
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make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
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dope give a narcotic to; "The athletes were dope by the coach before the race"
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prostrate render helpless or defenseless; "They prostrated the enemy"
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excite produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"
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energise,
energize,
excite produce a magnetic field in; "excite the neurons"
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shake move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook"
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outmode make unfashionable, outdated, or obsolete; "Modern ways of cooking have outmoded the hearth"
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spice,
spice up make more interesting or flavorful; "Spice up the evening by inviting a belly dancer"
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shorten become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten"
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think bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation; "She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam"
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make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies"
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deflate become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"
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inflate fill with gas or air; "inflate a balloons"
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reflate become inflated again
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digitalise,
digitise,
digitize,
digitalize put into digital form, as for use in a computer; "he bought a device to digitize the data"
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gelatinise,
gelatinize convert into gelatinous form or jelly; "hot water will gelatinize starch"
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recombine to combine or put together again
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effeminise,
effeminize,
feminise,
feminize,
womanize to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; "This hairdo feminizes the man"
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masculinise,
virilise,
virilize,
masculinize produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy; "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl"
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masculinize produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy; "the drugs masculinized the teenage girl"
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disharmonize,
dissonate cause to sound harsh and unpleasant
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sexualise,
sexualize make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to; "The god was sexualized and married to another god"; "Some languages sexualize all nouns and do not have a neuter gender"
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schematise,
schematize give conventional form to; "some art forms schematise designs into geometrical patterns"
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patent make open to sight or notice; "His behavior has patented an embarrassing fact about him"
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constitutionalise,
constitutionalize incorporate into a constitution, make constitutional; "A woman's right to an abortion was constitutionalized in the 1970's"
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rationalise,
rationalize remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"
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plasticise,
plasticize make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer; "plasticized PVC"
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rarefy weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
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paganise,
paganize make pagan in character; "The Church paganized Christianity"
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incandesce become incandescent or glow with heat; "an incandescing body"
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deaminate,
deaminize remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound; to perform deamination
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angulate make or become angular
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circularize make circular
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sensitise,
sensitize make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs"
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sensitise,
sensitize make sensitive or aware; "He was not sensitized to her emotional needs"
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|
depolarise,
depolarize eliminate the polarization of
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intensify become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"
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isomerise,
isomerize change into an isomer
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legitimate make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone); "They legitimized their natural child"
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evaporate,
vaporise lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; "evaporate milk"
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industrialise,
industrialize develop industry; become industrial; "The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West"
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opacify become opaque; "the tissue in the eye's cornea may opacify and the patient may go blind"
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opsonize make (cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes
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militarise,
militarize adopt for military use; "militarize the Civil Service"
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nationalise,
nationalize put under state control or ownership; "Mitterand nationalized the banks"
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recommend make attractive or acceptable; "Honesty recommends any person"
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sentimentalise,
sentimentalize act in a sentimental way or indulge in sentimental thoughts or expression
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solemnise,
solemnize make solemn and grave; "This ceremony solemnized our hearts"
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territorialise,
territorialize extend by adding territory
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transaminate undergo transfer from one compound to another; "amino groups can transaminate"
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|
transfigure,
spiritualize,
glorify elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
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unsanctify remove the sanctification from or make unsanctified
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vesiculate cause to become vesicular or full of air cells; "vesiculate an organ"
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visualise,
visualize make visible; "With this machine, ultrasound can be visualized"
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variegate change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors
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ventilate furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape; "The architect did not think about ventilating the storage space"
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vivify make more striking or animated; "his remarks always vivify an otherwise dull story"
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vulgarise,
vulgarize debase and make vulgar; "The Press has vulgarized Love and Marriage"
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supple make pliant and flexible; "These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use"
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professionalise,
professionalize make professional or give a professional character to; "Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs"
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smut affect with smut or mildew, as of a crop such as corn
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still make motionless
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weaponize make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon; "Will modern physicists weaponize String Theory?"
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eroticize,
sex up give erotic character to or make more interesting; "eroticize the ads"
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piggyback bring into alignment with; "an amendment to piggyback the current law"
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port modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform
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|
lifehack make one's day-to-day activities more efficient
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|
cloud make milky or dull; "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"
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obnubilate,
confuse,
obscure,
blur mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
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tone down,
tame,
moderate make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
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obfuscate make obscure or unclear
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synchronise,
synchronize make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts"
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mince,
moderate,
soften make less severe or harsh; "He moderated his tone when the students burst out in tears"
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militarise,
militarize adopt for military use; "militarize the Civil Service"
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|
break down,
crush collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
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fat,
fatten,
fatten out,
fatten up,
plump out,
flesh out,
plump,
fill out make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child"
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disturb,
touch damage as if by shaking or jarring; "Don't disturb the patient's wounds by moving him too rapidly!"
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dull make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel"
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blunt,
dull make less sharp; "blunt the knives"
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|
sharpen become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"
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coarsen make less subtle or refined; "coarsen one's ideals"
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loosen become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
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|
untie,
undo,
loosen undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"
|
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|
barb provide with barbs; "barbed wire"
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string add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical"
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straighten,
straighten out make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair"
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bring bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail"
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amalgamate,
commix,
mingle,
unify,
mix get involved or mixed-up with; "He was about to mingle in an unpleasant affair"
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charge saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"
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put attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"
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make clean,
clean remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"
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begrime,
bemire,
colly,
dirty,
grime,
soil make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"
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depress,
lower lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"
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deform alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
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break up,
break laugh unrestrainedly
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alter remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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grace,
ornament,
adorn,
beautify,
decorate,
embellish be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
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|
humanise,
humanize make more humane; "The mayor tried to humanize life in the big city"
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humble cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"
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disaffect,
alien,
estrange,
alienate transfer property or ownership; "The will aliened the property to the heirs"
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right regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again"
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desensitise,
desensitize make insensitive; "His military training desensitized him"
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deodorise,
deodorize,
deodourise eliminate the odor from; "This stick will deodorize your armpits"
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|
develop expand in the form of a series; "Develop the function in the following form"
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blur become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
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blind make dim by comparison or conceal
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change intensity increase or decrease in intensity
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change taste alter the flavor of
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substitute,
interchange,
replace,
exchange put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
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capture capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping; "I caught a rabbit in the trap today"
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bestow,
impart,
lend,
contribute,
add,
bring give as a gift
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reestablish,
reinstate,
restore restore to the previous state or rank
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|
liberalise,
liberalize make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules
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redress,
right,
compensate,
correct regain an upright or proper position; "The capsized boat righted again"
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|
democratise,
democratize introduce democratic reforms; of nations
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|
neutralize make chemically neutral; "She neutralized the solution"
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deprave,
debauch,
profane,
demoralise,
pervert,
misdirect,
vitiate,
demoralize,
debase,
subvert,
corrupt change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
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loosen,
relax become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
|
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unify,
unite become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge"
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|
flocculate form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass; "the protoplasms flocculated"
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|
turn pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
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cohere have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results; "the principles by which societies cohere"
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change - 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" |
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alter,
vary |
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alternate,
jump do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift"
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crackle to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks; "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"
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modulate vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves)
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avianise,
avianize to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo
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move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
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adapt,
accommodate make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"
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let out,
widen make (clothes) larger; "Let out that dress--I gained a lot of weight"
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take in make (clothes) smaller; "Please take in this skirt--I've lost weight"
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branch out,
diversify,
broaden vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"
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diversify,
radiate vary in order to spread risk or to expand; "The company diversified"
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narrow down,
narrow,
specialise,
specialize make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
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honeycomb make full of cavities, like a honeycomb
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break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
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change - 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" |
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exchange,
commute,
convert |
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replace substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"
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rectify convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current"
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utilize convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
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capitalise,
capitalize convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
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launder convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones
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switch,
change,
shift make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
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break weaken or destroy in spirit or body; "His resistance was broken"; "a man broken by the terrible experience of near-death"
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change - change clothes; put on different clothes; "Change before you go to the opera" |
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get dressed,
dress arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding"
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change - remove or replace the coverings of; "Father had to learn how to change the baby"; "After each guest we changed the bed linens" |
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replace substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"
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