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change over

Other forms: changed over; changes over; changing over

Definitions of change over
  1. verb
    make a shift in or exchange of
    synonyms: shift, switch
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    types:
    back
    shift to a counterclockwise direction
    veer
    shift to a clockwise direction
    type of:
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  2. verb
    change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
    synonyms: convert
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    types:
    transduce
    cause transduction (of energy forms)
    metricate, metricise, metricize, metrify
    convert from a non-metric to the metric system
    decimalise, decimalize
    change to the decimal system
    float
    convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
    monetize
    convert an economy or society from a barter system to one based on the exchange of money
    type of:
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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