Action verbs for change
adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with - attune , adjust
adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition - phase , synchronize he phased the intake with the output of the machine
adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time - time , adjust The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely
adjust the line of sight of (an optical instrument - collimate , adjust
adjust the pitch (of pianos - temper , adjust
adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of - modulate , adjust
adjust the pitches of (musical instruments) - tune , tune-up , adjust My piano needs to be tuned
adjust the spaces between words - justify , adjust justify the margins
adjust to a specific need or market - tailor , orient , adapt a magazine oriented towards young people, tailor your needs to your surroundings
adjust with a plumb line so as to make vertical - plumb , adjust
adopt for military use - militarize , militarise , change militarize the Civil Service
adopt to another place - naturalize , naturalise , adapt The stories had become naturalized into an American setting
adorn with ruby red color - rubric , rubify
advance in price - bull , rise stocks were bulling
aerate (sewage - activate , aerate , change
affect adversely - strike a blow, affect The court ruling struck a blow at the old segregation laws
affect or be affected with dry rot - dry-rot, mold
affect with palsy - palsy , paralyze
age or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride - Agenize, Agenise, treat
align anew or better - realign , realine, align The surgeon realigned my jaw after the accident
align imperfectly or badly - misalign, align the elements of the turbine were misaligned
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive - relieve , lighten , mitigate relieve the pressure and the stress, lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents
alter (elements - alchemize , alchemise, change
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive - sophisticate , doctor , doctor up, adulterate Sophisticate rose water with geraniol
alter by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate - air-slake, slake air-slake lime
alter from the original - spoil , corrupt , modify
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard - adjust , correct , set , change Adjust the clock, please, correct the alignment of the front wheels
alter so as to make unrecognizable - mangle , mutilate , murder The tourists murdered the French language
alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance - touch-up , retouch , enhance This photograph has been retouched!
alter the nature of (elements - transmute , alter
alter the shape of (something) by stress - deform , strain , distort , shape His body was deformed by leprosy
alternate dramatically between high and low values - swing , change his mood swings, the market is swinging up and down
amplify (an electron current - regenerate , increase
appear again - resurface , reappear The missing man suddenly resurfaced in New York
appear again - reappear , re-emerge, appear The sores reappeared on her body, Her husband reappeared after having left her years ago
appear as though from hiding - peep , appear the new moon peeped through the tree tops
appear at the surface - basset , crop-out , appear A seam of coal bassets
appear briefly - gleam , appear A terrible thought gleamed in her mind
appear briefly - flash , appear The headlines flashed on the screen
appear in a show, on T.V. or radio - get-on , be-on The news won't be on tonight
appear on the skin - erupt , erupt , appear A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant
appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground - outcrop , appear Big boulders outcropped
appear or become visible - surface , come-on , come-out , turn-up , show-up , appear She turned up at the funeral, I hope the list key is going to surface again
appear suddenly - pop out, burst-out , appear Spring popped up everywhere in the valley
apply henna to one's hair - henna , tint She hennas her hair every month
arrange according to a system or reduce to a system - systematize , systematise , systemize , systemise , order systematize our scientific knowledge
arrange in alphabetical order - alphabetize, alphabetise Alphabetize the list
arrange in random order - randomize, randomise, disarrange Randomize the order of the numbers
arrange or combine in pairs - geminate , double The consonants are geminated in these words
arrange rocks in alternating strata - interstratify
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