| NOUN | act | change of state | the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics / characteristics |
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| Meaning | The act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics / characteristics. | |
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| Narrower | aeration | The act of charging a liquid / liquid with a gas making it effervescent |
| arousal, rousing | The act of arousing | |
| beautification | The act of making something more beautiful | |
| beginning, start, commencement | The act of starting something | |
| change of color | An act that changes the light that something reflects | |
| chew, chewing, mastication, manduction | biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow | |
| cooking, cookery, preparation | The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat | |
| decoration | The act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive) | |
| defoliation | Causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals) | |
| degradation, debasement | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | |
| improvement | The act of improving something | |
| infusion | The act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality | |
| meddling, tampering | The act of altering something secretly or improperly | |
| nullification, override | The act of nullifying | |
| passage, transition | The act of passing from one state or place to the next | |
| reversal | A change from one state to the opposite state | |
| seasoning | The act of adding a seasoning to food | |
| soiling, soilure, dirtying | The act of soiling something | |
| specialization, specialisation | The act of specializing | |
| spiritualization, spiritualisation | The act of making something spiritual | |
| termination, ending, conclusion | The act of ending something | |
| transfer, transference | The act of transfering something from one form to another | |
| wetting | The act of making something wet | |
| worsening | changing something with the result that it becomes worse | |
| Broader | change | The action of changing something |
| Spanish | cambio de estado | |
| Catalan | canvi d'estat | |
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