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English verb: change by reversal | |||
| 1. | change by reversal (change) change to the contrary | ||
| Samples | The trend was reversed. The tides turned against him. Public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern. | ||
| Synonyms | reverse, turn | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alternate, commutate, commute, correct, deconsecrate, desecrate, desynchronise, desynchronize, exchange, falsify, flip, flip-flop, interchange, metamorphose, permute, rectify, regress, retrovert, return, revert, right, switch, switch, switch over, tack, transfigure, transmogrify, transpose, turn back, turn the tables, turn the tide, undo, unhallow | ||
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