change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

decrepitate - to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops; "decrepitate salts"

decrepitate - undergo decrepitation and crackle; "The salt decrepitated"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"