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CHANGE OVER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a shift in or exchange of

Example:

First Joe led; then we switched

Synonyms:

change over; shift; switch

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "change over" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "change over"):

back (shift to a counterclockwise direction)

veer (shift to a clockwise direction)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy

Example:

We converted from 220 to 110 Volt

Synonyms:

change over; convert

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "change over" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "change over"):

transduce (cause transduction (of energy forms))

metricate; metricise; metricize; metrify (convert from a non-metric to the metric system)

decimalise; decimalize (change to the decimal system)

float (convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

changeover (an event that results in a transformation)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Previous data sets have either given a one-year snapshot of velocities, focused on a different location, or averaged rates of change over much larger areas of Antarctica, obscuring velocity changes over time and the behavior of individual glaciers.

(Wind, Warm Water Revved Up Melting Antarctic Glaciers, NASA)

However, the authors highlight that since diets were only measured at the start of the trial and 6 years later, dietary patterns could change over 25 years, which might make the reported effect of carbohydrate consumption on lifespan less certain.

(Moderate Carbohydrate Intake May be Best for Health, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)