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English Thesaurus

1. enter or assume a certain state or condition (verb.change)

hypernym	:	change state, turn,
definition	:	undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)

hyponym	:	sober, sober up,
definition	:	become sober after excessive alcohol consumption (verb.change)

hyponym	:	sober, sober up,
definition	:	become more realistic (verb.change)

hyponym	:	work,
definition	:	arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion (verb.change)

hyponym	:	take effect,
definition	:	go into effect or become effective or operative (verb.change)

hyponym	:	run,
definition	:	change from one state to another (verb.change)

hyponym	:	take,
definition	:	be seized or affected in a specified way (verb.change)

hyponym	:	break,
definition	:	come into being (verb.change)

hyponym	:	settle,
definition	:	become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet (verb.change)

2. come into existence (verb.stative)

hyponym	:	come, occur,
definition	:	come to one's mind; suggest itself (verb.cognition)

hyponym	:	root,
definition	:	come into existence, originate (verb.stative)

hyponym	:	form, spring, take form, take shape,
definition	:	develop into a distinctive entity (verb.stative)

hyponym	:	arise, develop, grow, originate, rise, spring up, uprise,
definition	:	come into existence; take on form or shape (verb.stative)

hyponym	:	arise, bob up, come up,
definition	:	originate or come into being (verb.stative)

hyponym	:	make,
definition	:	be or be capable of being changed or made into (verb.stative)

3. undergo a change or development (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	metamorphose, transform, transmute,
definition	:	change in outward structure or looks (verb.change)

hyponym	:	boil down, come down, reduce,
definition	:	be the essential element (verb.change)

hyponym	:	choke, suffocate,
definition	:	become stultified, suppressed, or stifled (verb.change)

hyponym	:	nucleate,
definition	:	form into a nucleus (verb.stative)

hyponym	:	add up, amount, come,
definition	:	develop into (verb.stative)

verb group	:	change state, turn,
definition	:	undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)

verb group	:	turn,
definition	:	cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics (verb.stative)

4. enhance the appearance of (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	beautify, embellish, fancify, prettify,
definition	:	make more beautiful (verb.change)

5. enter or assume a certain state or condition (verb.change)

also	:	advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up,
definition	:	develop in a positive way (verb.change)

also	:	get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount,
definition	:	get on top of; deal with successfully (verb.competition)

also	:	advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win,
definition	:	obtain advantages, such as points, etc. (verb.competition)

6. undergo a change or development (verb.stative)

derivation	:	turn, turn of events, twist,
definition	:	an unforeseen development (noun.event)

7. enter or assume a certain state or condition (verb.change)

also	:	advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up,
definition	:	develop in a positive way (verb.change)

also	:	get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount,
definition	:	get on top of; deal with successfully (verb.competition)

also	:	advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win,
definition	:	obtain advantages, such as points, etc. (verb.competition)

8. undergo a change or development (verb.stative)

derivation	:	turn, turn of events, twist,
definition	:	an unforeseen development (noun.event)