change of state

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noun

the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
aeration, passage, transition, meddling, tampering,
transfer, transference, termination, ending, conclusion, nullification,
override, reversal, beginning, start, commencement, arousal,
rousing, cooking, cookery, preparation, seasoning, infusion,
improvement, beautification, decoration, worsening, degradation, debasement,
change of color, soiling, soilure, dirtying, wetting, chew,
chewing, mastication, manduction, defoliation, specialization, specialisation,
spiritualization, spiritualisation