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to vary
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to transform
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to change
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to evolve
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to develop
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to reform
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to revise
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to melt
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to freeze
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to form
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to alter
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to soften
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to harden
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to shift
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to shape
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to convert
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to ripen
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to twist
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to crop
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to sharpen
to vary
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to make changes to or modify something, making it slightly different

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The chef likes to vary the ingredients in her recipes, experimenting with different herbs and spices.
To keep the audience engaged, the speaker varies the pace and tone of her delivery throughout the presentation.

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transitive
to transform
to transform
Verb
t
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a
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s
s
f
f
o
ɔ
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r
m
m

to change the appearance, character, or nature of a person or object

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transitive
to change
to change
Verb
ch
ʧ
a
n
n
g
ʤ
e

to make a person or thing different

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transitive
to evolve
to evolve
Verb
e
i
v
v
o
ɑ
l
l
v
v
e

to develop from a simple form to a more complex or sophisticated one over an extended period

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intransitive
to develop
to develop
Verb
d
d
e
ɪ
v
v
e
ɛ
l
l
o
ə
p
p

to change and become stronger or more advanced

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to reform
to reform
Verb
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/ɹəˈfɔɹm/, /ɹɪˈfɔɹm/

to change something in order to make it better

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to revise
to revise
Verb
r
r
e
i
v
v
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s
z
e

to make changes to something, especially in response to new information, feedback, or a need for improvement

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transitive
to melt
to melt
Verb
m
m
e
ɛ
l
l
t
t

(of something in solid form) to turn into liquid form by being subjected to heat

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intransitive
to freeze
to freeze
Verb
f
f
r
r
ee
i
z
z
e

to become hard or turn to ice because of reaching or going below 0° Celsius

Grammatical Information:

intransitive
to form
to form
Verb
f
f
o
ɔ
r
r
m
m

to make something into a shape

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to alter
to alter
Verb
a
ɔ
l
l
t
t
e
ɜ
r
r

to cause something to change

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transitive
to soften
to soften
Verb
s
s
o
ɑ
f
f
t
e
ə
n
n

to make something less firm or solid

harden

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to harden
to harden
Verb
h
h
a
ɑ
r
r
d
d
e
ə
n
n

to increase firmness or solidity of something

soften

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to shift
Verb
sh
ʃ
i
ɪ
f
f
t
t

to change one's opinion, idea, attitude, or plan

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to shape
to shape
Verb
sh
ʃ
a
p
p
e

to give something a particular form

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transitive
to convert
to convert
Verb
c
k
o
ɑ
n
n
v
v
e
ɜ
r
r
t
t

to change the form, purpose, character, etc. of something

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transitive
to ripen
to ripen
Verb
r
r
i
p
p
e
ə
n
n

to cause natural products to become fully developed

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transitive
to twist
to twist
Verb
t
t
w
w
i
ɪ
s
s
t
t

to bend an object into a particular shape, such as wire, cloth, etc.

unbend

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to crop
to crop
Verb
c
k
r
r
o
ɑ
p
p

to cut the edges or parts of something, often to change its shape or size

Grammatical Information:

transitive
to sharpen
to sharpen
Verb
sh
ʃ
a
ɑ
r
r
p
p
e
ə
n
n

to make an object pointed or sharper

dull

Grammatical Information:

transitive

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