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[ awl-ter ] / ˈɔl tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR alter ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course. to castrate or spay. verb (used without object)to change; become different or modified. Origin of alter1350–1400; Middle English <Old French alterer<Late Latin alterāre to change, worsen, derivative of Latin alter other synonym study for alter1. See adjust, change. OTHER WORDS FROM alteral·ter·er, nounhalf-altered, adjectivepre·al·ter, verb (used with object)re·al·ter, verb un·al·ter·ing, adjectivewell-altered, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH alteraltar, alter Words nearby alteraltazimuth mounting, alt.country, Altdorf, Altdorfer, Alte Pinakothek, alter, alterable, alterant, alteration, alterative, altercate Definition for alter (2 of 3)[ awl-ter ] / ˈɔl tər /
nounDavid, 1807–81, U.S. physicist. Definition for alter (3 of 3)Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for alterThe Covid-19 effect that has altered our day-to-day habits in 2020 may have its greatest impact on the upcoming holiday shopping season. Insights to reimagine your holiday 2020 planning|Sponsored Content: Microsoft Advertising|September 25, 2020|Search Engine Land Other studies have shown that the ducks can alter their typical migratory journeys in responses to changes in the environment. A climate anomaly may have worsened the 1918 pandemic and WWI|Kate Baggaley|September 25, 2020|Popular Science Drugs like methamphetamine and neurological disorders like Parkinson’s alter both processes and also involve changes in dopamine. Reasons Revealed for the Brain’s Elastic Sense of Time|Jordana Cepelewicz|September 24, 2020|Quanta Magazine The pandemic has significantly altered the economy and the job market, including for workers just starting their careers. New poll finds voters under 30 are motivated — and the economy looms larger than ever for them|Eugene Scott|September 23, 2020|Washington Post
Instead of trying to alter those microbiomes, which can be difficult, pregnant women could receive the needed metabolites directly. A mother mouse’s gut microbes help wire her pup’s brain|Carolyn Wilke|September 23, 2020|Science News They dye their hair and alter their clothes, but not enough to attract attention from authorities. North Korea’s Secret Movie Bootleggers: How Western Films Make It Into the Hermit Kingdom|Lizzie Crocker|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Some of the things Lawrence had to alter from the book involved President Coin, played by Julianne Moore. ‘Mockingjay’s’ Mastermind: Francis Lawrence on the Book vs. Movie, ISIS Parallels, and More|Marlow Stern|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Both Trudeau and Alter, levelheaded as they are, are extremely meticulous about their production. Inside the Political Fun House: How ‘Alpha House’ Became Amazon’s First Big Hit|Kevin Fallon|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST “Democrats say, ‘The only Republicans I like are the ones I see on Alpha House,’” Alter says. Inside the Political Fun House: How ‘Alpha House’ Became Amazon’s First Big Hit|Kevin Fallon|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST But he said Felina could not be convinced to alter her behavior to account for the increased danger. She Tweeted Against the Mexican Cartels. They Tweeted Her Murder.|Jason McGahan|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST The law of nature is unalterable; God Himself cannot alter it any more than He can alter a mathematical axiom. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5|Various It is on the whole better to give titles than to alter tariffs in return for subscriptions to party funds. The Island Mystery|George A. Birmingham Whether they said any thing by way of discussion I do not know—at any rate, it did not alter Tidy's determination. Step by Step|The American Tract Society Though, purse-proud with your riches, you strut along, yet fortune does not alter your birth. The Works of Horace|Horace The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention|Lucius Eugene Chittenden
British Dictionary definitions for alter
verbto make or become different in some respect; change (tr) informal, mainly US a euphemistic word for castrate, spay Derived forms of alteralterable, adjectivealterably, adverbalterability, nounWord Origin for alterC14: from Old French alterer, from Medieval Latin alterāre to change, from Latin alter other Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to alterdevelop, amend, modify, transform, revamp, adjust, change, shift, vary, revise, reshape, fix, transmute, mutate, convert, doctor, reform, metamorphose, renovate, turn |