μεταλλάσσω
Infl. attic -ττς
Infl. fut. ξω
I. "to change, alter", Hdt.
II. "to exchange",
1. "to take in exchange, adopt, assume", ὀρνίθων φύσιν Ar.; so, μ. τόπον, χώραν "to go into a new" country, Plat.
2. "to exchange by leaving, to quit", μ. τὸν βίον Isocr.; so, μεταλλάσσειν alone, Plat.
III. intr. "to undergo a change", Hdt.