化かす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb, intransitive verb

change into; turn into; transform into; become

Both transitive and intransitive uses: something changes into something else, or someone changes something into something else. Often used with に or と to indicate the result. Slightly formal or literary; in everyday speech 変わる/変える or なる/する are more common.

See also: 化する

• 水みずが氷こおりに化かす。

  Water turns into ice.

• 彼かれはその失しっ敗ぱいを成せい功こうに化かした。

  He turned the failure into a success.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb, intransitive verb

influence; affect; change

Rare transitive use: to exert an influence that changes someone or something. Often seen in the phrase 化す力 (power to influence/change).

See also: 化する

• 彼かれの言こと葉ばが私わたしの考かんがえを化かした。

  His words changed my thinking.