Changing and Differ

verb

• Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.
  • usage: "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
  • synonyms: change, alter, modify
• Undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.
  • usage: "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
  • synonyms: change
• Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence.
  • usage: "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
  • synonyms: change, alter, vary
• Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another.
  • usage: "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
  • synonyms: switch, shift, change
• Change clothes; put on different clothes.
  • usage: "Change before you go to the opera"
  • synonyms: change
• Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category.
  • usage: "Could you convert my dollars into pounds"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
  • synonyms: change, exchange, commute, convert
• Give to, and receive from, one another.
  • usage: "Would you change places with me"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"
  • synonyms: exchange, change, interchange
• Change from one vehicle or transportation line to another.
  • usage: "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"
  • synonyms: transfer, change
• Become deeper in tone.
  • usage: "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"
  • synonyms: deepen, change
• Remove or replace the coverings of.
  • usage: "Father had to learn how to change the baby"; "After each guest we changed the bed linens"
  • synonyms: change

adjective

• Marked by continuous change or effective action.
  • synonyms: ever-changing

verb

• Be different.
  • usage: "These two tests differ in only one respect"
• Be of different opinions.
  • usage: "I beg to differ"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"
  • synonyms: disagree, dissent, take issue

• (v.i.) To be or stand apart; to disagree; to be unlike; to be distinguished; -- with from.
• (v.i.) To have a difference, cause of variance or quarrel; to dispute; to contend.
• (v.t.) To cause to be different or unlike; to set at variance.
• (v.i.) To be of unlike or opposite opinion; to disagree in sentiment; -- often with from or with.