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- Dictionaryalter/ˈɔːltə/
verb
- 1. change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way: "Eliot was persuaded to alter the passage" Similar Opposite
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ALTER definition: 1. to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change…. Learn more.
alter: [verb] to make different without changing into something else.
ALTER meaning: 1. to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change…. Learn more.
Alter definition: to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify. See examples of ALTER used in a sentence.
[intransitive, transitive] to become different; to make somebody/something different Prices did not alter significantly during 2019. He had altered so much I scarcely recognized him. alter somebody/something His actions that day altered my perception of him.; The landscape has been radically altered by changes in the climate.; He has the power to fundamentally alter the course of history.
alter: 1 v cause to change; make different; cause a transformation “The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city” Synonyms: change , modify Types: show 1047 types... hide 1047 types... arouse , awaken , rouse , wake , wake up , waken cause to become awake or conscious cause to sleep make fall asleep affect act ...
2 meanings: 1. to make or become different in some respect; change 2. informal, mainly US → a euphemistic word for castrate,.... Click for more definitions.
1. to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will.
1 [intransitive, transitive] to become different; to make someone or something different Prices did not alter significantly during 2010. He had altered his looks so much I barely recognized him. alter somebody/something It doesn't alter the way I feel. Nothing can alter the fact that we are to blame. The landscape has been radically altered, severely damaging wildlife.
ALTER meaning: to change, or to make someone or something change: . Learn more.
