noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
General term for something changing into a different form or nature. Can be used in both concrete and abstract contexts.
この物質は熱によって別の物質に転成する。
This substance transforms into another substance when heated.
His way of thinking transformed through experience.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
functional shift; conversion
Linguistics term for a word changing its part of speech without affixation, e.g., a noun used as a verb.
英語では名詞が動詞に転成することがよくある。
In English, nouns often undergo conversion into verbs.