transformative

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In simpler terms, the work must be "transformative" - so does it add to the culture's appreciation and / or knowledge of a work, or does it merely seek to supersede the original?

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  • And he gives play as a transformative force over his entire life. —  Stuart Brown says play is more than fun
  • But neither was the transformative, attention-grabbing choice Mr. McCain felt he needed, top campaign advisers said, to help him pivot from his image as the custodian of the status quo to a change agent like his Democratic rival, Senator Barack Obama. —  Comments from Left Field
  • He fancies himself "transformative," a man who reshapes and reorders. —  QandO
  • Finally, these technologies are transformative -- that is they have the potential to fundamentally improve our society. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • In simpler terms, the work must be "transformative" - so does it add to the culture's appreciation and / or knowledge of a work, or does it merely seek to supersede the original? —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
 

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  1. from Latin transformatus, past participle of transformare, transform (see transform), + -ive.
 

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