WordNet
change state
v. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" [syn: turn]
Usage examples of "change state".
To change state of residence was to become part of a different study and get a whole new identity.
But the vapor will carry heat away so fast that only material in your immediate area should change state.
M: It is only accurate to observe that our bodies will change state from living organic processes to other processes, organic or not.
The energy of the subatomic structures that make your body, never dies - never, but they do change state at the macro-assembly level.