| Main Entry: | transform |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change completely |
Synonyms: |
alter, commute, convert, cook, denature, doctor, make over, metamorphose, mold, mutate, reconstruct, remodel, renew, revamp, revolutionize, shift gears, sing different tune, switch, switch over, transfer, transfigure, translate, transmogrify, transmute, transpose, turn around, turn over new leaf, turn the corner, turn the tables |
Antonyms: |
leave alone, preserve, stagnate |
| Main Entry: | affect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | influence, affect emotionally |
Synonyms: |
act on, alter, change, disturb, impinge, impress, induce, influence, inspire, interest, involve, modify, move, overcome, perturb, prevail, regard, relate, stir, sway, touch, transform, upset |
| Notes: | as a noun, affect means 'a feeling or emotion,' whereas effect means 'the result or consequence of some action or process'; as a verb, to affect means 'to exert an influence upon,' and implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction, whereas to effect means 'to bring about as a result' effect is a noun referring to a thing, but if you mean an action, that is affect; if you want the verb meaning 'achieve, bring about,' that is effect |
| Main Entry: | alter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change |
Synonyms: |
adapt, adjust, amend, change, convert, cook, correct mid-course, develop, dial back, diversify, doctor, fine tune, make different, metamorphose, modify, mutate, phony up, recalibrate, recast, reconstruct, refashion, reform, remodel, renovate, reshape, revamp, revise, shift, transform, transmute, turn, vary |
Antonyms: |
continue, fix, keep, let stand, maintain, preserve, remain, retain, sustain |
| Main Entry: | change |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make or become different |
Synonyms: |
accommodate, adapt, adjust, alter, alternate, commute, convert, diminish, diverge, diversify, evolve, fluctuate, make innovations, make over, merge, metamorphose, moderate, modify, modulate, mutate, naturalize, recondition, redo, reduce, reform, regenerate, remake, remodel, renovate, reorganize, replace, resolve, restyle, revolutionize, shape, shift, substitute, tamper with, temper, transfigure, transform, translate, transmute, transpose, turn, vacillate, vary, veer, warp |
Antonyms: |
continue, hold, keep, persist, remain, stay |
| Main Entry: | commute |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exchange, trade |
Synonyms: |
barter, change, convert, interchange, metamorphose, substitute, switch, transfer, transfigure, transform, translate, transmogrify, transmute, transpose |
Antonyms: |
keep |
| Main Entry: | convert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change; adapt |
Synonyms: |
alter, apply, appropriate, commute, downlink, download, interchange, make, metamorphose, modify, remodel, reorganize, restyle, revise, switch, switch over, transfigure, transform, translate, transmogrify, transmute, transpose, turn |
Antonyms: |
endure, hold, idle, keep, persist, remain, stay, wait |
| Main Entry: | differentiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change; make different |
Synonyms: |
adapt, alter, assort, convert, diversify, mismatch, mismate, modify, transform, variegate, vary |
Antonyms: |
allow, leave |
| Main Entry: | diversify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spread out; branch out |
Synonyms: |
alter, assort, change, expand, mix, modify, transform, variegate, vary |
Antonyms: |
conform, stay same, unvary |
| Main Entry: | modify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | alter, change |
Synonyms: |
adapt, adjust, become, convert, correct, customize, doctor, mutate, recast, redo, refashion, reform, remodel, reorganize, repair, reshape, revise, rework, shift gears, switch over, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, transmute, turn, turn one around, turn over new leaf, turn the corner, turn the tables, tweak*, vary |
Antonyms: |
leave alone, stagnate |
| Main Entry: | process |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | subject to series of actions to achieve result |
Synonyms: |
alter, concoct, convert, deal with, dispose of, fulfill, handle, make ready, prepare, refine, take care of, transform, treat |
Antonyms: |
forget, neglect |