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altered

al·te·red

UK/ˈɔːl.təd/ US/ˈɔl.tɚd/ fairly common

adjective

1.

changed in form or character without becoming something else

  • “the altered policy promised success”
  • “following an altered course we soon found ourselves back in civilization”
  • “he looked...with clouded eyes and with an altered manner of breathing” Charles Dickens
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2.

having testicles or ovaries removed

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3.

changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose

  • “seeds precisely adapted to the area”
  • “instructions altered to suit the children”
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Phrases

  • altered scale

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