God will make these evils the occasion of a greater good, by turning
them to advantage in this world.
Tillotson.
When the passage is open, land will be turned most to cattle; when
shut, to sheep.
Sir W. Temple.
5. To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect of; to alter; to
metamorphose; to convert; to transform; — often with to or into before
the word denoting the effect or product of the change; as, to turn a
worm into a winged insect; to turn green to blue; to turn prose into
verse; to turn a Whig to a Tory, or a Hindu to a Christian; to turn
good to evil, and the like.
The Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon
thee.
Deut. xxx. 3.
And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel
into foolishness.