| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The act of exchanging or substituting: change, commutation, exchange, interchange, substitution, switch, trade, transposition. Informal : swap. See CHANGE, SUBSTITUTE. 2. The process or result of changing from one appearance, state, or phase to another: change, changeover, conversion, metamorphosis, mutation, transfiguration, transformation, translation, transmogrification, transmutation, transubstantiation. See CHANGE. 3. A change in normal place or position: dislocation, displacement, disturbance, move, movement, rearrangement. See MOVE. 4. Something used temporarily or reluctantly when other means are not available: expediency, expedient, makeshift, stopgap. See HELP, SUBSTITUTE. 5. The process or an instance of passing from one form, state, or stage to another: change, passage, transit, transition. See CHANGE. 6. A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity: bout, go, hitch, inning (often used in plural), spell3, stint, stretch, time, tour, trick, turn, watch. See TIME. 7. An often sudden change or departure, as in a trend: tack, turn, twist. See CHANGE. | | VERB: | 1. To give up in return for something else: change, commute, exchange, interchange, substitute, switch, trade. Informal : swap. See CHANGE, SUBSTITUTE. 2. To leave or discard for another: change, switch. See CHANGE, SUBSTITUTE. 3. To alter the settled state or position of: dislocate, displace, disturb, move, shake. See MOVE. 4. To progress or perform adequately, especially in difficult circumstances: do, fare, fend, get along, get by, manage, muddle through. Informal : make out. Idioms: make do, make shift. See THRIVE. 5. To go or cause to go from one place to another: maneuver, move, remove, transfer. See MOVE. 6. To change the direction or course of: avert, deflect, deviate, divert, pivot, swing, turn, veer. See CHANGE.
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