# Cause, Change & Process **Type:** Topic **Words:** 575 ## About Causing, changing, creating, reducing, and how processes unfold. ## Words by Level ### A1 - make — To create or produce something.; frequency rank 107 - better — Of a higher quality or standard than something else.; frequency rank 167 - turn — A change in the direction you are moving or facing.; frequency rank 344 - change — The act or result of something becoming different.; frequency rank 385 - become — To start to be something; to change into a particular state.; frequency rank 521 - white — Having the colour of fresh snow or milk; the lightest colour.; frequency rank 564 - green — The colour of grass and leaves, between yellow and blue.; frequency rank 1011 - slow — Not moving or happening quickly.; frequency rank 1042 - grow — To get bigger in size over time, as living things do naturally.; frequency rank 1110 - build — To make something by joining materials and parts together; frequency rank 1251 - awake — Not sleeping.; frequency rank 2165 - result — Something that happens because of an earlier action or event.; frequency rank 2229 ### A2 - hurt — To cause physical pain or injury to someone.; frequency rank 438 - cause — The thing or person that makes something happen.; frequency rank 545 - upset — Unhappy, worried, or distressed.; frequency rank 1010 - create — To bring something into existence.; frequency rank 1638 - effect — A change or result produced by an action or cause.; frequency rank 2158 - direct — Going straight from one point to another, without stops or detours.; frequency rank 2389 - freeze — To become solid or turn to ice because of cold.; frequency rank 2474 - arrange — To make plans for something to happen.; frequency rank 2981 - mix — To combine two or more things so they become one.; frequency rank 2988 - produce — To make or manufacture something.; frequency rank 3374 - reveal — To make known something that was secret or unknown.; frequency rank 3416 - smooth — Having an even surface with no bumps, lumps, or rough parts.; frequency rank 3478 - increase — To become larger in size, amount, or number.; frequency rank 3579 - bend — To make something curved or to become curved.; frequency rank 3816 - operate — To control or make a machine, device, or system work.; frequency rank 4202 - click — To press a button on a computer mouse, or to make a short sharp sound.; frequency rank 4309 - develop — To grow or change gradually into something bigger, stronger, or more advanced.; frequency rank 4447 - improve — To make something better.; frequency rank 4878 - establish — To start or create something that is meant to last, such as a company or organization.; frequency rank 5518 - factor — One of the things that influences or helps cause a result.; frequency rank 5776 - make-up — Coloured substances put on the face to improve or change how you look.; frequency rank 6397 - adjust — to make a small change to something to make it better or more suitable; frequency rank 6642 - invent — To design or create something completely new for the first time.; frequency rank 7712 - consequence — A result or effect of an action or situation.; frequency rank 9695 ### B1 - process — A series of actions or steps taken to achieve a result.; frequency rank 1690 - signal — A sound, gesture, or light used to give information, a warning, or an order.; frequency rank 1769 - boom — To grow or develop very quickly and successfully.; frequency rank 2265 - progress — The process of improving or developing over time.; frequency rank 2442 - steady — Firm and not shaking or moving.; frequency rank 2844 - benefit — A good or helpful effect that something has; an advantage.; frequency rank 3312 - thus — As a result; therefore.; frequency rank 3322 - respond — To say or write something back; to reply.; frequency rank 3560 - active — busy doing things, especially physical activities; frequency rank 3727 - heal — To become healthy again after an injury or illness.; frequency rank 3858 - affect — To have an effect on something or someone; to change or influence it.; frequency rank 4096 - necessarily — As a certain or unavoidable result; in every case.; frequency rank 4100 - ensure — To make sure that something happens or is the case.; frequency rank 5251 - growth — An increase in size, number, value, or strength.; frequency rank 5437 - lodge — To become stuck firmly in a particular position.; frequency rank 6092 - reduce — To make something smaller in size, amount, or degree.; frequency rank 6351 - sour — Having a sharp, acidic taste, like a lemon.; frequency rank 6511 - expand — To become larger in size, amount, or extent.; frequency rank 7206 - careless — Not giving enough attention or thought, so you make mistakes or cause harm.; frequency rank 7637 - definite — Certain and not likely to change; clearly decided.; frequency rank 7772 - transform — To change something completely, usually for the better.; frequency rank 7859 - rebuild — To build something again after it has been damaged or destroyed.; frequency rank 8068 - contribution — Something you give, such as money, to help a shared cause.; frequency rank 8385 - promote — To help something develop or become more successful.; frequency rank 8436 - improvement — The process of making something better.; frequency rank 8566 - decline — To politely refuse something.; frequency rank 8677 - adapt — to change your behaviour to fit a new situation; frequency rank 8955 - reef — A ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the sea.; frequency rank 9215 - transformation — A complete change in the appearance, character, or condition of someone or something, often for the better.; frequency rank 9569 - emerge — To come out into view, especially from a hidden or enclosed place; frequency rank 9715 - effectively — In a way that produces a good result.; frequency rank 9902 - generate — To cause something to exist or happen; to produce.; frequency rank 10232 - tighten — To make something firmer or more securely fastened.; frequency rank 10842 - productive — Getting a lot done; achieving good results.; frequency rank 11124 - HIV — The virus that attacks the immune system and can cause AIDS.; frequency rank 11168 - strengthen — To make something stronger or more powerful.; frequency rank 12026 - dissolve — To mix into a liquid and become part of it.; frequency rank 13434 - reproduce — To make a copy of something.; frequency rank 14762 - undergo — To go through or experience something, especially a change or process.; frequency rank 15145 - compose — to be the parts that make up something; to form a whole; frequency rank 15540 - decrease — To become smaller in amount, size, or number.; frequency rank 18075 - modify — To change something slightly, especially to improve it.; frequency rank 18255 - vary — To be different from each other or to change depending on the situation.; frequency rank 18585 - consequently — As a result of something; therefore.; frequency rank 19853 - revise — To change or improve something, especially a piece of writing.; frequency rank 20615 - redirect — to change the direction, course, or purpose of something; frequency rank 21972 - flatten — to make something flat or flatter, or to become flat or flatter; frequency rank 22545 - simplify — To make something easier to do or understand.; frequency rank 23585 - enrich — To improve something by making it fuller, deeper, or better in quality.; frequency rank 28047 - indirect — Not happening as a direct or immediate result; reached through other steps or factors.; frequency rank 28895 - diversify — to make or become more varied in form, activity, or character; frequency rank 36605 - deepen — to become or make a feeling, situation, or quality stronger or more intense; frequency rank 41540 - solidify — to become solid, or to make a liquid or soft substance become solid; frequency rank 43199 - impair — To make something worse or weaker, especially an ability or function.; frequency rank 50388 - outflow — the movement or discharge of a liquid, gas, or other material out of a place; frequency rank 60584 - resultant — caused by or following from the thing just described; frequency rank 80083 - roughen — to make a surface rough or rougher; frequency rank 178480 - thaw — to become free of ice or frost, typically due to a rise in temperature ### B2 - making — The act or process of producing or creating something.; frequency rank 414 - practically — Almost; very nearly.; frequency rank 3030 - prick — To make a small hole in something with a sharp point.; frequency rank 3790 - polish — To rub the surface of something to make it smooth and shiny.; frequency rank 4048 - massage — The act of rubbing and pressing the body to relax muscles or relieve pain.; frequency rank 4295 - hush — To make someone or something become quiet, or to become quiet.; frequency rank 5201 - shrink — To become smaller in size or amount.; frequency rank 5482 - publicity — Attention or interest from the public, especially through newspapers, TV, or social media.; frequency rank 5512 - convincing — Able to make you believe that something is true or right.; frequency rank 5850 - corrupt — Willing to act dishonestly in return for money or power.; frequency rank 6316 - developing — In the process of growing or being formed.; frequency rank 6343 - addict — a person who cannot stop taking a harmful drug; frequency rank 6344 - spark — A tiny burning or flashing piece of fire, often produced by something hot or electrical.; frequency rank 6512 - warming — The process of becoming warmer.; frequency rank 6880 - outcome — The result or effect of an action, event, or process.; frequency rank 6896 - improved — Made or become better in quality.; frequency rank 7052 - activate — To make a device, system, or alarm start working.; frequency rank 7402 - reform — To change a system, law, or organization to make it better and fairer.; frequency rank 7430 - alter — To change something, or make it different.; frequency rank 7723 - boost — To increase or improve something.; frequency rank 7984 - telescope — An instrument that makes distant objects look closer and larger, especially stars and planets.; frequency rank 8131 - lighten — To become brighter, or to make something brighter.; frequency rank 8510 - transition — The process of changing from one state, condition, or situation to another.; frequency rank 8547 - yield — To produce something as a result.; frequency rank 8693 - convert — To change something into a different form, substance, or state.; frequency rank 9211 - weary — Very tired, especially after a lot of effort.; frequency rank 9264 - reborn — revived, renewed, or given a fresh sense of life; frequency rank 10109 - compensate — To pay someone money, usually for loss, injury, or work done.; frequency rank 11159 - revive — To bring something back into use, activity, or popularity.; frequency rank 11326 - blur — To make something unclear or hard to see clearly.; frequency rank 11388 - decisive — Able to make choices quickly and firmly.; frequency rank 11616 - index — An alphabetical list at the back of a book showing where topics can be found.; frequency rank 11693 - evolve — To change and develop gradually over time.; frequency rank 11722 - decay — To rot or break down gradually through natural processes.; frequency rank 11907 - edit — To change or correct a piece of writing to improve it.; frequency rank 11942 - convertible — capable of being changed, exchanged, or treated as equivalent to another form; frequency rank 12358 - adjustment — a small change made to something to improve it or make it fit; frequency rank 12628 - enhance — To improve the quality, value, or attractiveness of something.; frequency rank 13241 - disrupt — To interrupt an activity or process so that it cannot continue normally.; frequency rank 14138 - imply — To suggest something without saying it directly.; frequency rank 14324 - redo — To do something again, usually to fix or improve it.; frequency rank 15050 - overrun — to spread over or fill a place in uncontrolled or excessive numbers; frequency rank 15790 - weaken — To make something or someone less strong.; frequency rank 15889 - stimulate — To encourage something to develop or become more active.; frequency rank 16410 - arouse — To cause a feeling or reaction in someone.; frequency rank 18054 - stimulation — The act of encouraging activity, interest, or growth.; frequency rank 18212 - radically — In a way that involves great or complete change.; frequency rank 20381 - unchanged — Staying the same; not made or become different.; frequency rank 20679 - widen — To make something wider, or to become wider.; frequency rank 21276 - implication — A possible effect or result of an action or decision in the future.; frequency rank 22794 - modification — A change made to something to improve it or make it more suitable.; frequency rank 23994 - adorn — To decorate something or make it more attractive.; frequency rank 25153 - legislature — The group of people with the power to make, change, and remove laws.; frequency rank 25374 - broaden — To make something wider or to cover more things.; frequency rank 25629 - foothold — a secure initial position or basis from which further progress can be made; frequency rank 26181 - inflate — To fill something with air or gas so that it becomes bigger.; frequency rank 26353 - amplify — To make a sound louder.; frequency rank 29400 - emergence — The process of coming into existence or starting to develop; frequency rank 29458 - revolutionize — To change something completely and in a way that improves it greatly.; frequency rank 30603 - stimulant — A substance or drug that makes the body or mind more active.; frequency rank 30802 - magnify — To make something look bigger using a lens, microscope, or telescope.; frequency rank 30950 - powerfully — In a way that has great strength, force, or effect.; frequency rank 34745 - worsen — To become worse.; frequency rank 34906 - vaporize — to convert a liquid or solid into vapor, or to become vapor; frequency rank 34949 - inaugurate — to open, begin, or introduce something formally or ceremonially; frequency rank 36777 - overheat — to become hotter than is safe, necessary, or desirable; frequency rank 38788 - lengthen — To make something longer.; frequency rank 41158 - recast — to present, express, or organize something in a substantially different form; frequency rank 44547 - readjust — to become accustomed again to a situation or to adapt to changed circumstances; frequency rank 47398 - biotechnology — The use of living things, such as cells or bacteria, to make medicines, foods, and other useful products.; frequency rank 49318 - downsize — To make a company smaller by reducing the number of workers.; frequency rank 50936 - breakage — the act or result of breaking something, especially accidental damage; frequency rank 52843 - legislate — To make laws.; frequency rank 56297 - moisten — to make something slightly wet or damp; frequency rank 56824 - gymnastic — Relating to gymnastics or physical exercises that develop strength and balance.; frequency rank 58748 - redistribute — to distribute resources, wealth, responsibilities, or other things in a different way; frequency rank 59240 - equalize — to make two or more amounts, conditions, opportunities, or effects equal; frequency rank 64722 - crystallize — To make an idea, plan, or feeling clear and definite, or to become clear in this way.; frequency rank 77217 - upturn — An upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit.; frequency rank 97910 - mutable — Able to change or be changed.; frequency rank 114685 - standardize — to make things follow the same agreed form, rule, or level of quality; frequency rank 115355 - equalization — the process of making amounts, conditions, rights, or opportunities equal or more nearly equal; frequency rank 118143 - overgrowth — excessive, abnormal, or uncontrolled growth in size, amount, or number; frequency rank 132733 - flexibly — In a way that can change easily to suit different conditions.; frequency rank 184805 - tatter — A torn, hanging piece of cloth or paper.; frequency rank 185141 - refold — To fold again.; frequency rank 192430 - relock — to lock something again; frequency rank 218899 - shrivel — to become or make something dry and wrinkled, often due to loss of moisture - indraught — A draft or drawing inward. ### C1 - hostage — A person held by force, used to make others do what the captor wants.; frequency rank 3845 - backing — Support and approval given to a person, plan, or cause.; frequency rank 6684 - lethal — Able to cause death; deadly.; frequency rank 6764 - intervention — The act of becoming involved in a situation in order to change or help it.; frequency rank 8482 - propaganda — Information, often biased or misleading, spread to promote a cause or point of view.; frequency rank 8783 - forge — To create or build something, especially a relationship, with great effort.; frequency rank 8863 - tailor — A person whose job is to make, repair, or alter clothes, especially suits.; frequency rank 9019 - provoke — To deliberately make someone angry or annoyed.; frequency rank 9269 - amendment — A change or addition made to a law, document, or formal proposal.; frequency rank 9448 - intervene — To become involved in a situation in order to change or stop something.; frequency rank 10875 - havoc — widespread destruction, disorder, or confusion; frequency rank 11592 - tinker — To make small adjustments to something, often without a clear plan, to try to fix or improve it.; frequency rank 12417 - reasoning — The process of thinking carefully and logically to reach a conclusion.; frequency rank 12720 - disclose — To make known information that was secret or private.; frequency rank 13157 - mainstream — Accepted by or appealing to most people, rather than a small group.; frequency rank 13384 - accelerate — To move faster or to make something move faster.; frequency rank 15453 - thereby — As a result of that; by that means.; frequency rank 16173 - neutralize — To stop something from having an effect by balancing it out.; frequency rank 16706 - inflict — To make someone suffer something unpleasant.; frequency rank 16929 - reproduction — The biological process by which living things produce offspring.; frequency rank 18152 - adaptation — The process of changing to fit a new situation or environment.; frequency rank 18293 - elastic — Able to stretch and return to its original shape when released.; frequency rank 18696 - conjure — To create a picture or feeling in someone's mind.; frequency rank 19605 - variable — Likely to change or able to change.; frequency rank 20053 - integral — Essential to something and forming a necessary part of it.; frequency rank 21611 - elevate — To lift or raise something to a higher position.; frequency rank 22316 - escalate — To become or make something more serious or intense.; frequency rank 22762 - expedite — To make something happen faster; to speed up a process.; frequency rank 23846 - amend — To make formal changes to a document, law, or agreement.; frequency rank 24845 - incite — to urge or provoke people to act, especially violently or unlawfully; frequency rank 26081 - supple — Able to bend and move easily; flexible.; frequency rank 26350 - disband — to break up an organized group or cause it to stop operating; frequency rank 28319 - decision-making — The process of making choices, especially important ones.; frequency rank 28507 - deteriorate — To become worse over time.; frequency rank 29441 - plummet — To fall very quickly and suddenly; frequency rank 30604 - inception — the beginning or establishment of an organization, activity, or process; frequency rank 35195 - contributor — A person or thing that helps to cause or create something.; frequency rank 35827 - intensify — To become stronger or greater.; frequency rank 36691 - corrective — intended to correct a fault, problem, or harmful tendency; frequency rank 37002 - untangle — To remove the knots or twists from something.; frequency rank 37462 - dislocation — a serious disturbance that interrupts an established system, activity, or social order; frequency rank 37753 - relent — to become less severe, harsh, or determined and finally yield; frequency rank 39031 - tantamount — Equal in effect or meaning to something else, even if not technically the same.; frequency rank 39531 - favorably — In a way that shows approval or support.; frequency rank 40058 - dismemberment — the act of cutting, tearing, or otherwise removing the limbs or parts of a body; frequency rank 40793 - watershed — an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; frequency rank 40894 - heighten — To make a feeling, effect, or quality stronger or more intense.; frequency rank 42234 - enrichment — the act or process of improving the quality, value, or interest of something; frequency rank 42695 - stiffen — To become stiff, hard, or tense.; frequency rank 46098 - ensue — To happen afterwards as a result or consequence.; frequency rank 46159 - mitigation — the action of reducing the severity, harm, or painfulness of something; frequency rank 47762 - predictability — the quality or degree of being possible to predict; frequency rank 54198 - interplay — the way two or more things affect, respond to, or depend on one another; frequency rank 55675 - iteration — the repetition of a process, statement, or sequence, or one cycle within that repetition; frequency rank 55843 - immortalize — To make someone or something famous and remembered forever.; frequency rank 57354 - domesticate — To tame an animal so it can live with and be useful to humans.; frequency rank 67680 - proliferate — To increase quickly in number and spread widely.; frequency rank 68732 - diversification — the process or result of making something more varied; frequency rank 70472 - stagnate — to stop flowing or circulating and become still or stale; frequency rank 73385 - smolder — to burn slowly with heat and smoke but little or no flame; frequency rank 74641 - upend — to turn or set something on its end or upside down; frequency rank 89259 - rearrangement — the act or result of arranging people or things again in a different order or pattern; frequency rank 89808 - elaboration — The act of adding more detail or explanation to something.; frequency rank 91711 - elongate — To make something longer, or to become longer, by stretching or extending.; frequency rank 92037 - congeal — to become or cause something to become thick, semisolid, or solid, especially through cooling; frequency rank 103006 - dissociate — to separate or disconnect someone or something from an association, relationship, or idea; frequency rank 115812 - interconnection — a reciprocal relationship or connection between two or more things; frequency rank 120215 - discolor — to change color, or cause something to change color, usually in an unwanted way; frequency rank 170002 - derange — to disturb the order, arrangement, or normal operation of something; formal; frequency rank 173730 - reabsorb — to absorb something again after it has been released, separated, or excreted; frequency rank 178649 - inroad — a noticeable advance, effect, or penetration, especially in the phrase make an inroad or make inroads; frequency rank 184014 - fossilize — to become a fossil, or to preserve an organism or trace as a fossil; frequency rank 211287 - refashion — to make or shape something again in a new form, style, or use; frequency rank 305557 - vitalize — to give energy, vigor, or renewed activity to someone or something; frequency rank 331046 - systematize — to arrange facts, ideas, or activities into an organized and coherent system; frequency rank 388332 - inefficacy — the inability to produce the intended result; lack of effectiveness; frequency rank 574518 - intransigence — refusal to change one's views or to agree about something ### C2 - peter — usually peter out: to diminish gradually in strength, quantity, or activity and finally stop; frequency rank 924 - notch — a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface; frequency rank 10051 - dent — an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); frequency rank 10529 - intimidate — make timid or fearful; frequency rank 13047 - sublime — lifted up or set high; frequency rank 13861 - whit — Whitsunday.; frequency rank 14504 - pompous — Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.; frequency rank 14971 - stabilize — To make something steady and stop it from changing or moving, or to become steady.; frequency rank 15331 - reconcile — To make two ideas, facts, or needs fit together when they seem to conflict.; frequency rank 15839 - reconciliation — The act of becoming friendly again after a quarrel.; frequency rank 17127 - induce — To cause something to happen or to produce a particular effect.; frequency rank 17134 - wrinkle — a clever method of doing something, especially something new and different; frequency rank 17649 - eradicate — to destroy or remove something completely, especially a disease, problem, or harmful practice; frequency rank 19679 - sorcery — magic; spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world; frequency rank 20342 - combustion — The process of burning, in which a substance reacts with oxygen to produce heat and light.; frequency rank 20444 - grate — make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; frequency rank 20702 - diminish — To become smaller, weaker, or less; or to make something smaller or less.; frequency rank 22494 - infallible — Never wrong; incapable of making a mistake.; frequency rank 23662 - pomp — To make a pompous display.; frequency rank 24909 - evaporate — lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue; frequency rank 26308 - morph — change shape as via computer animation; frequency rank 26422 - smithereens — very small fragments produced when something is shattered or destroyed; frequency rank 28654 - spurt — to gush out suddenly and forcefully in a stream or jet; frequency rank 28908 - assimilate — To take in and fully understand new information or ideas.; frequency rank 30256 - preemptive — designed or having the power to deter or prevent an anticipated situation or occurrence; frequency rank 32677 - fertilize — provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; frequency rank 34080 - rescind — To repeal, annul, or declare void; to take (something such as a rule or contract) out of effect.; frequency rank 34647 - instigate — to cause, encourage, or provoke an action or event, especially one that is troublesome or unlawful; frequency rank 36216 - froth — become bubbly or frothy or foaming; frequency rank 36366 - nepotism — The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.; frequency rank 39215 - assimilation — The process of a group taking on the customs and attitudes of a larger culture.; frequency rank 40309 - inflame — cause inflammation in; frequency rank 41284 - ferment — a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; frequency rank 41541 - elasticity — The ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or squeezed.; frequency rank 42510 - consummation — the completion, fulfillment, or culminating result of a process or aim; frequency rank 43562 - dalliance — A wasting of time in idleness or trifles.; frequency rank 43752 - reshape — to give something a new or different physical shape; frequency rank 43926 - eradication — the complete removal or destruction of a disease, problem, practice, or other harmful thing; frequency rank 46403 - furrow — hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; frequency rank 47038 - flotation — the act, process, or capacity of floating in a liquid or gas; frequency rank 52261 - unmake — to reverse the making of something; destroy, dismantle, or cause it to lose its essential form or character; frequency rank 56080 - offshoot — a group, organization, idea, or development that originates from something larger; frequency rank 56417 - volatility — the tendency of a price, market, or other quantity to change sharply and unpredictably; frequency rank 57656 - nascent — Just coming into existence and beginning to develop.; frequency rank 58190 - distillation — The process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing the vapor.; frequency rank 58799 - wend — direct one's course or way; frequency rank 63819 - inestimable — Not able to be estimated; not able to be calculated, computed or comprehended, as because of great scale, degree or magnitude.; frequency rank 66858 - amalgamation — The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.; frequency rank 74321 - emasculate — to deprive a person, institution, or measure of strength, power, or effectiveness; frequency rank 75563 - incipient — Just beginning to exist or develop; in an early stage.; frequency rank 75978 - shaper — a person, force, or thing that gives form or character to something; frequency rank 80025 - supplant — take the place or move into the position of; frequency rank 81311 - repercussion — a remote or indirect consequence of some action; frequency rank 84769 - recombine — to put separated or analyzed parts together again, sometimes in a new arrangement; frequency rank 86450 - abortive — failing to accomplish an intended result; frequency rank 88382 - aerate — to supply or expose something to air or oxygen; frequency rank 88550 - contributory — helping to cause or bring about a result; frequency rank 91402 - desiccation — the process of removing moisture from something or causing it to become completely dry; frequency rank 91916 - protrude — To stick out beyond a surface or edge.; frequency rank 96325 - reinvigorate — to give someone renewed health, energy, or vitality; frequency rank 96395 - reverberation — A sound that echoes and continues after the original sound has stopped.; frequency rank 96801 - mainspring — the chief motive, source, or driving force behind an action or development; frequency rank 100741 - automate — To make a process work by machines or computers instead of by people.; frequency rank 103858 - deathblow — a blow that causes death; frequency rank 109759 - efface — to erase or remove marks, writing, or visible features; frequency rank 118250 - agglomeration — a mass or collection of different things gathered or clustered together; frequency rank 118505 - petrify — to make someone so frightened that they cannot move or think clearly; frequency rank 119810 - edify — To improve someone morally or intellectually through teaching.; frequency rank 121988 - labile — liable to change; frequency rank 138315 - accumulative — increasing through successive additions; cumulative; frequency rank 148229 - parch — to make something extremely dry or withered through intense heat or lack of moisture; frequency rank 149998 - recompose — to make oneself calm and controlled again; frequency rank 151136 - convoke — To convene, to cause to assemble for a meeting.; frequency rank 151845 - rankle — To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.; frequency rank 152835 - obviate — to remove the need for something; to make it unnecessary; frequency rank 162172 - moulder — to decay or crumble slowly, often until little remains; usually followed by away; frequency rank 165869 - overfill — to fill beyond capacity, need, or an appropriate limit; frequency rank 179466 - counteraction — action taken to oppose, offset, or neutralize the effect of another action or force; frequency rank 180460 - overspill — something that spills, flows, or extends beyond a container, boundary, or available capacity; frequency rank 188437 - retrogression — movement or change backward to an earlier, less developed, or worse condition; frequency rank 199771 - overspread — to spread over and cover a surface, place, or area; frequency rank 210732 - effluence — the process of flowing or issuing outward; frequency rank 212033 - ossify — To become (or cause to become) inflexible and rigid in habits or opinions.; frequency rank 213716 - countervail — to offset, compensate for, or neutralize the effect of something; frequency rank 221366 - permeation — the process of spreading through and becoming present throughout a substance, place, group, or system; frequency rank 222977 - roil — to make a liquid cloudy or muddy by stirring up sediment; frequency rank 246954 - extirpation — the complete destruction or removal of something harmful or unwanted; frequency rank 279122 - percolation — the slow passage of a liquid through pores or small spaces in soil, rock, or another material; frequency rank 347079 - vivify — to give life, vitality, or renewed energy to someone or something; frequency rank 410466 - systematization — the act or process of arranging ideas, practices, or institutions into a coherent system; frequency rank 441794 - incitant — something that provokes action or stimulates a response; frequency rank 486496 - supervene — take place as an additional or unexpected development; frequency rank 641480 - efflux — the process of flowing out; frequency rank 677179 - recrudescence — the renewed outbreak or return of something undesirable after a period of decline or inactivity; frequency rank 677510 - abscission — The act or process of cutting off.; frequency rank 754832 - promotive — tending to advance, encourage, or contribute to the development of something; frequency rank 796013 - enfeeblement — the act or process of making someone or something weak; frequency rank 1352911 - regrind — to grind something again; frequency rank 1368151 - decolorize — to remove or destroy the color in a substance, material, or sample - nondevelopment — the absence or failure of expected growth, formation, or development - superinduce — formal: to bring about an additional condition or effect on top of one already existing ### C2+ - offset — produce by offset printing; frequency rank 26546 - causal — Of, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing.; frequency rank 49721 - polarize — To cause to have a polarization.; frequency rank 109171 - draggle — to make or become wet, dirty, or bedraggled by trailing through mud or water; frequency rank 400817 - counteractant — a thing that counteracts, offsets, or reduces the effect of something else; frequency rank 511085 - pullulate — formal: to multiply, breed, or increase rapidly and abundantly; frequency rank 615960 - ruinate — To reduce to ruins; to destroy.; frequency rank 992061 - uglify — to make a person, place, or thing ugly or less attractive; frequency rank 1261985 - attemper — archaic: to moderate, soften, or adjust something by blending it with another quality; frequency rank 1271780 - dissimilate — rare: to make two or more things unlike, or to become less similar; frequency rank 1333203 - aggravate — to make a problem worse, or to annoy someone - darken — to make or become dark or gloomy - resistant — able to withstand or opposing the effect of something - annihilate — to destroy completely or reduce to nothing - decrement — a reduction or decrease in amount; to reduce by steps - ameliorate — to make better or more tolerable; to improve - efficacious — effective in producing a desired result - augment — to make greater by adding to; to increase - changeable — liable to change; able to be altered or varied - consequential — following as a result or important in effect - entail — to involve something as a necessary consequence - futile — incapable of producing any useful result; pointless - potency — the power or strength of something to produce an effect - alteration — a change or modification to something - animadvert — to comment critically or make hostile remarks - condense — to make denser or more concise; to change from gas to liquid - differentiation — the process of recognizing or making something different - inflexible — not able to be bent, or unwilling to change - loosen — to make or become less tight or firmly fixed - meliorate — to make or become better; to improve - nurture — to care for and encourage the growth or development of - reconsideration — the act of thinking about a decision again, often to change it - telling — having a striking or revealing effect; significant - unstable — likely to change, fail, or collapse; not steady - atomize — to reduce to fine particles, or to fragment into units - deterioration — the process of becoming progressively worse - effectual — producing the intended result; effective - enliven — to make more lively or interesting - ineffectual — failing to produce the intended effect; lacking force - nobilitate — to make noble; to raise to the rank of nobility (archaic) - promulgate — to make widely known or to put a law into effect by official proclamation - transmogrify — to transform, especially in a surprising or grotesque way - unification — the process of being united into a single whole - volatile — liable to sudden change; easily evaporated or unstable - acquaint — to make familiar with or aware of something - blacken — to make or become black or dark; to defame - changeful — full of or subject to change; variable - contentious — causing or likely to cause disagreement; argumentative - deprave — to corrupt morally; to make wicked or perverted - eternalize — to make eternal or perpetual; to immortalize - fruitless — failing to achieve the desired result; unproductive - inconvenience — trouble or difficulty causing discomfort; also, to cause such trouble - metamorphose — to change completely in form or nature; to transform - operative — functioning or having effect; in operation - progression — a process of developing or moving gradually toward a stage - adventitious — arising from an external or accidental cause rather than inherently - afoot — in the process of happening or being planned - approximation — a value or result that is close but not exact - bootless — useless or unavailing; without result - brighten — to make or become brighter or more cheerful - computation — the act or result of calculating something - continuate — uninterrupted or continuous; to make continuous - divulge — to make known or reveal a secret or private information - efficacity — the power or capacity to produce a desired effect; efficacy - efficacy — the ability to produce a desired or intended result - elucidate — to make something clear by explanation - envenom — to fill with poison; to embitter or make malignant - freshen — to make or become fresh, cleaner, or more invigorated - gladden — to make glad or joyful - invalidate — to make something no longer valid or legally binding - narration — the act or process of telling a story or describing events - nonspecific — not specific; vague or not limited to a particular cause or type - nullify — to make legally void or cancel out the effect of - quieten — to make or become quiet or calm - refinement — the process of improving something, or cultivated elegance of manner - shorten — to make or become shorter in length, duration, or extent - adaption — the process of adapting; an adaptation - addle — to confuse or muddle; (of an egg) to become rotten - attrist — to sadden or make sorrowful - authentication — the process of verifying that something is genuine or valid - bane — a cause of great distress or ruin - causeless — having no cause or justification; groundless - chafe — to make sore by rubbing; to feel or cause irritation - constrict — to make narrower or tighter; to limit - convolute — to twist or coil together; to make intricate - deactivate — to make something inactive or render it inoperative - deflect — to cause to change direction; to turn aside, especially blame or attention - diehard — a person who stubbornly resists change or clings to a cause - differentialize — to make or mark as different; to differentiate - diminishment — the act or process of becoming or making smaller or less - discomfit — to make uneasy or embarrassed; to thwart or defeat - dying — approaching death or ceasing to exist; the process of death - embellishment — a decorative detail or an exaggeration added to make something more appealing - endear — to make beloved or cause to be liked - estrange — to cause someone to become hostile or indifferent where affection existed - famish — to suffer or cause to suffer from extreme hunger - foreground — the part of a scene nearest the viewer; to make prominent - gradation — a gradual change through a series of stages or degrees - gradient — a rate of inclination or change; a slope - harden — to make or become firm, rigid, or unyielding - indispose — to make unwilling or unfit; to make slightly unwell - inefficacious — failing to produce the intended effect; ineffective - inoffensive — not objectionable or likely to cause offense; harmless - intensification — the act or process of making or becoming more intense - irritative — tending to cause irritation or inflammation - lawmaking — the process of enacting laws; legislation - limber — supple and flexible; to make oneself supple - metamorphize — to transform or change in form; to metamorphose - nake — to make naked; to strip or lay bare (archaic) - nutriment — nourishment; something that provides sustenance for growth or life - obfuscate — to make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible, often deliberately - prettify — to make superficially attractive - rework — to alter or process again in order to improve or correct - sharpen — to make or become sharper, keener, or more acute - slacken — to make or become slower, looser, or less intense - soften — to make or become softer, gentler, or less severe - summation — the process of adding things together; a concluding summary - thicken — to make or become thicker or denser - transpose — to cause two or more things to change places; to put in a different key - zealous — showing fervent and energetic devotion to a cause - accentuate — to make something more noticeable or prominent - accommodative — willing to help, oblige, or adapt to others' needs - accretion — gradual growth or increase by the addition of layers or parts - accruement — the process or result of accruing; an accumulation - adaptational — relating to adaptation or the process of adjusting to conditions - aftercome — a consequence or outcome that follows an event - animalize — to make animal-like or sensual; to reduce to a brutish state - aromatize — to make aromatic, or in chemistry to convert into an aromatic compound - automatize — to make automatic, or to render a process habitual and unconscious - bedim — to make dim or obscure - befool — to deceive or make a fool of someone - betterment — the act or process of improving something - blithen — archaic or dialectal to make or become blithe; to gladden - bottleneck — a point of congestion that slows or limits a process or flow - causality — the relationship between cause and effect - complexification — the process of becoming or making more complex - complexify — to make or become more complex - conservatism — a disposition to preserve existing institutions and resist abrupt change - constipate — to cause difficulty in emptying the bowels; to clog or obstruct - conventionalize — to make conventional or render in a stylized, customary form - counteract — to act against and reduce the effect of something - decadent — characterized by decline or luxurious self-indulgence - deconcentrate — to disperse or reduce the concentration of - densen — to make or become dense or thicker - densification — the process of making something more dense or compact - disaffect — to make discontented or disloyal - discriminative — making or able to make fine distinctions; selective - disimprovement — a change for the worse; deterioration - disinfection — the process of cleaning something to destroy bacteria and germs - effectuation — the act of bringing something about or putting it into effect - efficaciously — in a way that produces the intended result effectively - eke — to make something last by using it sparingly or with effort - facsimilize — to make an exact copy or reproduction of something - falsify — to alter or misrepresent something so as to deceive - fanatical — filled with excessive, uncritical zeal for a cause - fancify — to make something more ornate or elaborate - germination — the process by which a seed begins to grow and develop - gesticulate — to make expressive gestures with the hands and arms while speaking - impinge — to encroach upon or have an effect on something - imprint — a mark made by pressure, or a lasting impression or effect - indecisive — unable to make decisions, or not producing a clear result - indurate — to make or become hard, or to harden in feeling - instable — not stable; liable to change or collapse (archaic for unstable) - intellection — the action or process of understanding by the intellect; reasoning - intoxicate — to make drunk; to excite or elate beyond self-control - irrelate — to make or render unrelated; to disconnect from relation - maturation — the process of becoming fully developed or ripe - minify — to make smaller or reduce in size or importance - mitigate — to make less severe, serious, or painful - neaten — to make tidy or orderly - necessitate — to make necessary or unavoidable - pejorate — to make or become worse; to acquire a more negative meaning - pinken — to make or become pink in color - powerless — without the ability, influence, or strength to act or change things - prequalification — the process of determining eligibility in advance - promulge — to make widely known or proclaim formally; promulgate - prototype — an original model on which later versions are based; to make one - pulverize — to reduce to fine powder or dust; to crush thoroughly - purification — the process of removing impurities or contaminants - quicken — to make or become faster, or to come to life - ratiocination — the process of methodical, logical reasoning - recreate — to create again or reproduce; to refresh through enjoyable activity - redden — to make or become red, especially to flush or blush - refreshen — to make fresh again; to revive or invigorate - regrettable — giving cause for regret; unfortunate - repeatable — able to be done or reproduced again with the same result - replicate — to make an exact copy of, or reproduce a result or process - sadden — to make or become sorrowful - scourge — a cause of great suffering; a whip; to afflict or punish severely - signalize — to make notable or distinguish; to indicate by a signal - singularize — to make singular or distinguish as unique - slump — a sudden decline or a sagging collapse - spoilage — the process or result of food or goods becoming unfit for use - sudation — the process of sweating; perspiration - suffocate — to die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe - taper — to gradually become narrower toward one end; also a slender candle - tauten — to make or become tight or tense - testicle — either of the two oval male reproductive glands that produce sperm - transitionary — relating to or marking a transition; transitional - transitionist — one who advocates or studies processes of transition or change - translative — involving translation or transfer; denoting a grammatical case of change - unconvince — to cause someone to cease believing or being persuaded - vagary — an unpredictable or erratic action, notion, or change - variegate — to mark with varied colors or patches; to make varied - verification — the process of establishing the truth or accuracy of something - vitiate — to spoil, impair, or make legally ineffective - whiten — to make or become white or paler - worsening — the process of becoming worse; deterioration - recrudescent — the revival of an unfortunate situation after a period of abatement - embrown — to make brown, dark, or dusky in colour - bespatter — to spot, splash, or soil - unshade — To remove a shade from. - pullulation — rapid growth or multiplication, especially in large numbers - unstabilize — to make unstable; destabilize.