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alter in WordNet English dictionary
verb- remove the ovaries of
"Is your cat spayed?"
alter neuter spay castrate
- 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"
change alter vary
- 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"
change alter modify
- insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
interpolate alter falsify
- make an alteration to
"This dress needs to be altered"
alter
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University