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cambiar físicamente

Definitions of cambiar físicamente
  1. verb
    change in physical make-up
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    types:
    detonar, estallar, explosionar, explotar, reventarse
    burst outward, usually with noise
    cocer, cocinar, guisar
    transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
    partirse, romperse
    become separated into pieces or fragments
    evaporar, evaporarse, vaporizar
    lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
    arder, incinerar, quemar, requemar
    cause to undergo combustion
    combinar, mezclar
    mix together different elements
    desintegrar, desintegrarse
    break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
    descomponerse, desintegrarse, deteriorarse, pudrirse
    lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
    gasificar, vaporizarse
    turn into gas
    licuar, liquidar
    become liquid or fluid when heated
    solidificar, solidificarse
    become solid
    solidificar, solidificarse
    make solid or more solid; cause to solidify
    cristalizar, cristalizarse
    cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
    derretir, deshacer, diluir, disolver, fundir
    cause to go into a solution
    dividir, partir, repartir, separar
    separate into parts or portions
    consolidar, fusionar
    make or form into a solid or hardened mass
    descomponer, pudrirse
    separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
    entrar en erupción
    become active and spew forth lava and rocks
    agritarse, descoserse, rajarse, reventarse
    come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
    asar, asarse, cocer, enhornar
    cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven
    dorar, garapiñar, gratinar, torrarse, tostar
    fry in a pan until it changes color
    sancochar
    cook (vegetables) briefly
    recocerse, requemar, requemarse
    cook too long
    estofar
    cook slowly and for a long time in liquid
    asar, asarse, rustir, rustirse
    cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
    rehogar, rehogarse
    cook in liquid
    freír, freírse, saltear
    cook on a hot surface using fat
    asar a la parrilla
    cook over a grill
    polvorizar, polvorizarse, pulverizar
    make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
    destrozar, destrozarse, estrellar, reventarse
    break open or apart suddenly and forcefully
    chasquear, estallar, partir
    break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
    fragmentar
    break or cause to break into pieces
    condensar, condensarse
    undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
    derretir, deshacer, fundir
    become or cause to become soft or liquid
    absorber
    cause to become one with
    confundirse, mezclar
    lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually
    añadir, incorporar
    cause (something) to be mixed with (something else)
    acrecentar, aumentar
    grow together (of plants and organs)
    mezclar
    mix or blend
    alear
    make an alloy of
    cristalizar, cristalizarse
    assume crystalline form; become crystallized
    derretirse, deshacerse, diluirse, fundirse
    reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating
    congelar, congelarse, fraguar, helar, helarse
    change from a liquid to a solid when cold
    calentar, escalfar
    cook in a simmering liquid
    filtrar
    remove by passing through a filter
    cerner, cribar, examinar cuidadosamente, tamizar
    separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
    chocar, estallar, estrellarse, quebrar, quebrarse
    break violently or noisily; smash;
    parcelar
    divide into parts
    astillar, astillarse
    divide into slivers or splinters
    type of:
    cambiar, sufrir un cambio
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
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