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v. increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)

v. change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil"

v. change or alter in form, appearance, or nature; "This experience transformed her completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture"; "transubstantiate one element into another"

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rehabilitate, restore the health of

v. restore the health of

help

v. improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"

reclaim

v. make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes"

reform

v. improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country"

refurbish, renovate, freshen up

v. make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"

rehabilitate, restore the health of

v. restore the health of

help

v. improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"

reclaim

v. make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes"

reform

v. improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country"

clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate

v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

explain, explicate

v. make plain and comprehensible; "He explained the laws of physics to his students"

paraphrase, rephrase, reword

v. express the same message in different words

transcribe

v. convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA

render

v. cause to become; "The shot rendered her immobile"

pass

v. transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control"

refurbish, renovate, freshen up

v. make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"

transform, transmute, metamorphose

v. change in outward structure or looks; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle"

metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify

v. change completely the nature or appearance of; "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection"

change, alter, vary

v. become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

rehabilitate, restore the health of

v. restore the health of

help

v. improve; change for the better; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture"

reclaim

v. make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state; "The people reclaimed the marshes"

reform

v. improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; "reform the health system in this country"

refurbish, renovate, freshen up

v. make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate"

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