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1. (v.t.) alter
to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify:
to alter a coat; to alter a will.
2. alter
to castrate or spay.
3. (v.i.) alter
to change; become different or modified.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < OF alterer < LL alterāre to change, worsen, der. of L alter other)
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1. (verb) change, alter, modify
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"
2. (verb) change, alter, vary
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"
3. (verb) alter
make an alteration to
"This dress needs to be altered"
4. (verb) interpolate, alter, falsify
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
5. (verb) alter, neuter, spay, castrate
remove the ovaries of
"Is your cat spayed?"
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1. (verb) alter
to change or make different
We had to alter the equipment.; Her expression had altered slightly.
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1. (verb) alter
to make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify
2. (verb) alter
to agitate; to affect mentally
3. (verb) alter
to geld
4. (verb) alter
to become, in some respects, different; to vary; to change; as, the weather alters almost daily; rocks or minerals alter by exposure
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Sense: to make or become different; to change
Will you alter this dress (to fit me)?; The town has altered a lot in the last two years.
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 Afrikaans: verander |
 Arabic: يُغَيِّر |
 Bulgarian: променям |
 Brazilian: alterar(-se) |
 Czech: upravit, změnit (se) |
 German: (sich)ändern |
 Danish: ændre; forandre |
 Greek: αλλάζω |
 Spanish: cambiar, modificar, alter |
 Estonian: muutma, muutuma |
 Farsi: تغییر دادن |
 Finnish: muuttaa |
 French: modifier, changer |
 Hebrew: לְשָׁנוֹת, לְתַקֵן |
 Hindi: बदल देना |
 Croatian: promijeniti |
 Hungarian: megváltoztat, megváltozik |
 Indonesian: mengubah |
 Icelandic: breyta |
 Italian: modificare, cambiare |
 Japanese: 変わる |
 Korean: 바꾸다 |
 Lithuanian: pakeisti |
 Latvian: pārtaisīt; pārmainīt; mai |
 Malay: tukar |
 Dutch: veranderen |
 Norwegian: endre/forandre (seg); sy |
 Polish: zmieniać (się) |
 Persian: تغییر دادن |
 Pashto: تغیر ورکول |
 Portuguese: alterar(-se) |
 Romanian: a (se) schimba |
 Russian: переделывать; изменять(ся |
 Slovak: upraviť, zmeniť (sa) |
 Slovenian: spremeniti |
 Serbian: promeniti |
 Swedish: [för]ändra |
 Thai: เปลี่ยน |
 Turkish: değiş(tir)mek |
 Taiwanese: 改變 |
 Ukrainian: змінювати(ся), перероблят |
 Urdu: تبدیل کرنا ،بدلنا |
 Vietnamese: thayđổi |
 Chinese: 改变 |
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