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   Al·ter

   /ˈôltər/

   

   verb

   • 1. change or cause to change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way: "Eliot was persuaded to alter the passage" Similar changemake changes tomake differentmake alterations toadjustmake adjustments toadaptamendimprovemodifyconvertreviserecastreformreshaperefashionredesignrestylerevampreworkremakeremodelremoldredoreconstructreorganizereorderrefinereorientreorientatevarytransformtransfiguretransmuteevolvecustomizetailorinformal:tweaktechnical:permutechangebecome differentundergo a changeundergo a sea changeturnadjustadaptconvertvarytransformmetamorphoseevolveimproveOpposite preservestay the same
   • ▪ make structural changes to (a building): "plans to alter the dining hall"
   • ▪ tailor (clothing) for a better fit or to conform to fashion: "skirts with the hemlines altered a dozen different times"
   • ▪ castrate or spay (a domestic animal).

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French alterer, from late Latin alterare, from Latin alter ‘other’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. alterable adjective

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   What does the word "alter" mean?

   • Some common synonyms of alter are change, modify, and vary. While all these words mean "to make or become different," alter implies a difference in some particular respect without suggesting loss of identity. When is it sensible to use change instead of alter? In some situations, the words change and alter are roughly equivalent.

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   What are some of the features of alter?

   • alter implies a difference in some particular respect without suggesting loss of identity. vary stresses a breaking away from sameness, duplication, or exact repetition. modify suggests a difference that limits, restricts, or adapts to a new purpose. Alcohol can alter a person's mood. He altered his will to leave everything to his sister.

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   • Some common synonyms of alter are change, modify, and vary. While all these words mean "to make or become different," alter implies a difference in some particular respect without suggesting loss of identity. When is it sensible to use change instead of alter? In some situations, the words change and alter are roughly equivalent.

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   Add to word list. B2. to change, or to make someone or something change: We've had to alter our plans. Your life alters completely when you have kids. (Definition of alter from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   Alter definition: to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify. See examples of ALTER used in a sentence.

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   Definition of alter – Learner’s Dictionary. alter. verb [ I, T ] uk/ˈɔːltər/us. B2. to change, or to make someone or something change: We've had to alter our plans. Your life alters completely when you have kids. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge.

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   Check pronunciation: alter. Definition of alter verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   alter meaning, definition, what is alter: to change, or to make someone or somethi...: Learn more.

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   to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course. Veterinary Diseases to castrate or spay. v.i. to change; become different or modified. Late Latin alterāre to change, worsen, derivative of Latin alter other. Old French alterer.

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   1. : to make different without changing into something else. an event that altered the course of history. 2. : castrate, spay. had the puppies altered. intransitive verb. : to become different. customs that alter with the times. alterability. ˌȯl-t (ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē. noun. alterable. ˈȯl-t (ə-)rə-bəl. adjective. alterably. ˈȯl-t (ə-)rə-blē. adverb.