Alter - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɔːltər|  American pronunciation of the word alter
Brit.  |ˈɔːltə|  British pronunciation of the word alter

verb

- cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (syn: change, modify)
The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city
- become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence (syn: change, vary)
- make an alteration to
This dress needs to be altered
- insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby (syn: falsify, interpolate)
- remove the ovaries of (syn: castrate, neuter, spay)

Extra examples

Alcohol can alter a person's mood.

He altered his will to leave everything to his sister.

This one small event altered the course of history.

The place has altered in the 10 years since I left.

I'll need to have the dress altered before the wedding.

Her face hadn't altered much over the years.

The city centre has altered beyond recognition (=changed very much).

Nothing can alter the fact that the refugees are our responsibility.

She had the dress altered for the wedding.

The city has altered very much since 1990.

Moscow has altered a great deal since 1945

The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city

This dress needs to be altered

...by any standard, the new shopping mall will be an elephant and one that is certain to alter the retail landscape...

When our rules are once set, no Governor should offer to alter them.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: alter
he/she/it: alters
present participle: altering
past tense: altered
past participle: altered
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