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Meaning & Definition of Alter in English

English

Alter

/ɔltər/

verb

1. 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"
synonym:
  • change,
  • alter,
  • modify

2. Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

  • "Her mood changes in accordance with the weather"
  • "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
synonym:
  • change,
  • alter,
  • vary

3. Make an alteration to

  • "This dress needs to be altered"
synonym:
  • alter

4. Insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

synonym:
  • interpolate,
  • alter,
  • falsify

5. Remove the ovaries of

  • "Is your cat spayed?"
synonym:
  • alter,
  • neuter,
  • spay,
  • castrate

Examples of using

The skirt didn't fit so I had to alter it.