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To cause to be different: change the spelling of a word.
(verb-transitive)
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To give a completely different form or appearance to; transform: changed the yard into a garden.
(verb-transitive)
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To give and receive reciprocally; interchange: change places.
(verb-transitive)
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To exchange for or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category: change one's name; a light that changes colors.
(verb-transitive)
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To lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; switch: change methods; change sides.
(verb-transitive)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.