The word is change. One thing will influence to change another thing.
shave, stave, suave, slate...
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A "word ladder" involves changing one letter at a time to another letter. The words usually have the same number of letters. The change from "here" to "there" is one change, adding T.
Another word for dig is excavate.
Change, specifically change from one thing into another.
change 'e' and you get noon
alter
Reconsidered had a change of heart
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Another name would be to change the outcome or to change time.
an anagram is a word formed from another by scrambling the letters.
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Yes.
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Proposes to change, plans to change, endeavours to change...