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1change \ˈchānj\ verb changed; chang•ing [Middle English, from Old French changier, from Latin cambiare to exchange, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish camm crooked] (13th century) transitive verb 1 a : to make different in some particular : ALTER 〈never bothered to change the will〉 b : to make radically different : TRANSFORM 〈can’t change human nature〉 c : to give a different position, course, or direction to 2 a : to replace with another 〈let’s change the subject〉 b : to make a shift from