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alter

al·ter

UK/ˈɒl.tə/ US/ˈɔːl.tə/ fairly common

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”
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2.

make or 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”
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3.

make an alteration to

  • “This dress needs to be altered”
4.
5.

remove the ovaries of

  • “Is your cat spayed?”
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Origin

From Old French alterer (French altérer), from Medieval Latin alterāre (“to make other”), from Latin alter (“the other”), from al- (seen in alius (“other”), alienus (“of another”), etc.; see alias, alien, etc.) + compar. suffix -ter.

Phrases

  • alter or change

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