- F. changer, fr. LL. cambiare, to exchange, barter, L. cambire. Cf. Cambial
- To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance.Therefore will I change their glory into shame.
- To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one's occupation; to change one's intention.They that do change old love for new, Pray gods, they change for worse!
- To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; -- followed by with; as, to change place, or hats, or money, with another.Look upon those thousands with whom thou wouldst not, for any interest, change thy fortune and condition.
- Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a gold coin or a bank bill.He pulled out a thirty-pound note and bid me change it.To alter; vary; deviate; substitute; innovate; diversify; shift; veer; turn. See Alter.
