Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) change, alteration, modification (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"
S: (n) change (a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event) "he attributed the change to their marriage"
S: (n) change (the action of changing something) "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) change (a thing that is different) "he inspected several changes before selecting one"
S: (n) change (a different or fresh set of clothes) "she brought a change in her overnight bag"
S: (n) change (coins of small denomination regarded collectively) "he had a pocketful of change"
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) variety, change (a difference that is usually pleasant) "he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic"
Verb
S: (v) change, alter, modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation) "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) change, alter, vary (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"
S: (v) alternate, jump (go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions)
S: (v) crackle (to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks) "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"
S: (v) modulate (vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves))
S: (v) avianize, avianise (to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the developing chick embryo)
S: (v) move (go or proceed from one point to another) "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
S: (v) step (move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation) "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps"
S: (v) scroll (move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen) "Scroll down to see the entire text"
S: (v) sink, pass, lapse (pass into a specified state or condition) "He sank into nirvana"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) adjust (make correspondent or conformable) "Adjust your eyes to the darkness"
S: (v) gear, pitch (set the level or character of) "She pitched her speech to the teenagers in the audience"
S: (v) popularize, popularise (make understandable to the general public) "Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books"
S: (v) fit (insert or adjust several objects or people) "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment"
S: (v) anglicise, anglicize (make English in appearance) "She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London"
S: (v) shoehorn (fit for a specific purpose even when not well suited)
S: (v) tailor, orient (adjust to a specific need or market) "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings"
S: (v) domesticate, 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"
S: (v) switch, shift, change (lay aside, abandon, or leave for another) "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
S: (v) change (change clothes; put on different clothes) "Change before you go to the opera"
S: (v) change, exchange, commute, convert (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"
S: (v) exchange, change, interchange (give to, and receive from, one another) "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
S: (v) transfer, change (change from one vehicle or transportation line to another) "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) dress, get dressed (put on clothes) "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?"
S: (v) grow, develop, produce, get, acquire (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"
S: (v) change by reversal, turn, reverse (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"
S: (v) form (assume a form or shape) "the water formed little beads"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) rise, jump, climb up (rise in rank or status) "Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"
S: (v) assimilate (become similar in sound) "The nasal assimilates to the following consonant"
S: (v) dissimilate (become dissimilar or less similar) "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time"
S: (v) dissimilate (become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities) "These consonants dissimilate"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) deaden (become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor)
S: (v) break (be broken in) "If the new teacher won't break, we'll add some stress"
S: (v) deoxidize, deoxidise, 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)
S: (v) crack (break into simpler molecules by means of heat) "The petroleum cracked"
S: (v) warm up (become more friendly or open) "She warmed up after we had lunch together"
S: (v) warm, warm up (get warm or warmer) "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"
S: (v) transform, transmute, metamorphose (change in outward structure or looks) "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"
S: (v) convert (change religious beliefs, or adopt a religious belief) "She converted to Buddhism"
S: (v) dull (become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness) "the varnished table top dulled with time"
S: (v) get used to (get or become familiar or accustomed with through experience) "I finally got used to my husband's odd habits"
S: (v) complexify, ramify (have or develop complicating consequences) "These actions will ramify"
S: (v) modernize, modernise, develop (become technologically advanced) "Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace"; "Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly"
S: (v) stiffen (become stiff or stiffer) "He stiffened when he saw his boss enter the room"
S: (v) tighten (become tight or tighter) "The rope tightened"
S: (v) fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down (stop operating or functioning) "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"
S: (v) give way, yield (end resistance, as under pressure or force) "The door yielded to repeated blows with a battering ram"
S: (v) industrialize, industrialise (develop industry; become industrial) "The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West"
S: (v) receive, get, find, obtain, incur (receive a specified treatment (abstract)) "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
S: (v) assume, acquire, adopt, take on, take (take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect) "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
S: (v) prim (assume a prim appearance) "They mince and prim"
S: (v) capacitate (cause (spermatozoa) to undergo the physical changes necessary to fertilize an egg)
S: (v) saponify (become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali) "the oil saponified"
S: (v) move, go, run (progress by being changed) "The speech has to go through several more drafts"; "run through your presentation before the meeting"
S: (v) come (reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position) "The water came to a boil"; "We came to understand the true meaning of life"; "Their anger came to a boil"; "I came to realize the true meaning of life"; "The shoes came untied"; "come into contact with a terrorist group"; "his face went red"; "your wish will come true"
S: (v) catch (be struck or affected by) "catch fire"; "catch the mood"
S: (v) catch on (become popular) "This fashion caught on in Paris"
S: (v) develop, grow (grow emotionally or mature) "The child developed beautifully in her new kindergarten"; "When he spent a summer at camp, the boy grew noticeably and no longer showed some of his old adolescent behavior"
S: (v) fly (change quickly from one emotional state to another) "fly into a rage"
S: (v) develop, acquire, evolve (gain through experience) "I acquired a strong aversion to television"; "Children must develop a sense of right and wrong"; "Dave developed leadership qualities in his new position"; "develop a passion for painting"
S: (v) assibilate (change into a sibilant) "In the syllable /si/, the /s/ sibilates in Japanese"
S: (v) turn on (become hostile towards) "The dog suddenly turned on the mailman"
S: (v) drop (change from one level to another) "She dropped into army jargon"
S: (v) break into (change pace) "The dancers broke into a cha-cha"; "The horse broke into a gallop"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) opacify (become opaque) "the tissue in the eye's cornea may opacify and the patient may go blind"
S: (v) mature (become due for repayment) "These bonds mature in 2005"
S: (v) rejuvenate (develop youthful topographical features) "the land rejuvenated"
S: (v) sequester (undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion) "The cations were sequestered"
S: (v) transaminate (undergo transfer from one compound to another) "amino groups can transaminate"
S: (v) vesiculate (become vesicular or full of air cells) "The organs vesiculated"
S: (v) undulate (increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves) "The singer's voice undulated"
S: (v) vascularize, vascularise (become vascular and have vessels that circulate fluids) "The egg yolk vascularized"
S: (v) crash (undergo a sudden and severe downturn) "the economy crashed"; "will the stock market crash again?"
S: (v) professionalize, professionalise (become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood)
S: (v) shift (change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change) "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"
S: (v) flip, flip out (go mad, go crazy) "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"
S: (v) settle (become clear by the sinking of particles) "the liquid gradually settled"
S: (v) collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder (break down, literally or metaphorically) "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
S: (v) undergo (pass through) "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation"
S: (v) occult (become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished) "The beam of light occults every so often"
S: (v) pass (transfer to another; of rights or property) "Our house passed under his official control"
S: (v) leave, depart, pull up stakes (remove oneself from an association with or participation in) "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
S: (v) go out (go out of fashion; become unfashionable)
S: (v) stagnate (cause to stagnate) "There are marshes that stagnate the waters"
S: (v) make (undergo fabrication or creation) "This wool makes into a nice sweater"
S: (v) ice up, frost over, ice over (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"