trans-
prefix (CHANGED) /træns-/ /trænz-/Definition
› having changed from one thing to another: Kate has transformed (= completely changed the appearance of) that house since she moved in. She is a transsexual (= she has changed from being a man to a woman).ChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently
(Definition of trans- prefix (CHANGED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a new broom sweeps clean idiom
- about-turn noun
- alter verb (CHANGE)
- alternate adjective
- alternate verb
- bastardize verb
- convert verb (CHANGE)
- convertible adjective
- fluid adjective (LIKELY TO CHANGE)
- modulate verb (PLAN/PROCESS)
- modulate verb (SOUND)
- move the goalposts idiom
- new broom noun
- polymorphous adjective
- swing verb (MOVE SIDEWAYS)
- transfigure verb
- transform verb
- transitional adjective
- transmogrify verb
- transmute verb
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