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- 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.
The meaning of ALTER is to make different without changing into something else. How to use alter in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Alter.
Alter definition: to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify. See examples of ALTER used in a sentence.
ALTER meaning: 1. to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of alter verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The verb alter can also mean to neuter or spay. Think of a cat that has just been spayed: the cat you pick up from the vet is the same cat that you dropped off there, only perhaps a little groggy and unable to reproduce.
From Old French alterer (French altérer), from Medieval Latin alterare (“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.
Jun 12, 2024 · alter n (singular definite altret or alteret, plural indefinite altre) ( religion) altar, a table or a platform for making sacrifices. ( Christianity) altar, the ritual space of a Christian church.
Define alter. alter synonyms, alter pronunciation, alter translation, English dictionary definition of alter. change: alter a will; adjust: She’ll need to alter her wedding gown to make it fit. Not to be confused with: altar – a table or platform used in a church...
