alter
1. [ verb ] cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Synonyms: change modify
Examples:

"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city" "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

Related terms: leave make put lend better fill increase bring prepare enable affect end strengthen adjust clean unclutter cool transform switch convert shape damage dry affect heat turn transform reduce mix set emphasize bring tighten awaken invert translate color straighten decorate obscure weaken complicate make right clarify loosen convert mark centralize empty suspend wet develop break_down renew decrease civilize make_possible form simplify remodel demythologize boil neutralize worsen estrange sensitize magnetize stiffen draw confuse habituate stain nationalize stabilize polarize mince thicken insulate harmonize blind activate charge complicate obscure touch lift shift cut suspend inform iodinate counterchange depersonalize flatten oxidize decentralize ripen communize Europeanize humble reconstruct naturalize purify revolutionize ease_up assimilate check shake commute democratize corrupt brighten capture saturate humanize blur restore disqualify automatize widen dirty liberalize sophisticate glorify contaminate spice personalize outmode urbanise fatten urbanize sputter prostrate harshen end cook animize edit extend dull warm tame conventionalize freeze parallel poison convert invert disable archaize unscramble sharpen sharpen customize demagnetize blunt spike refine supercharge unite age socialize coarsen round_off vascularise internationalize Europeanize antiquate antique Americanize bestialize anglicize Frenchify soften sober decrepitate denationalize acerbate naturalize denaturalize even denaturalize destabilize suburbanize etiolate cry equal detransitivize transitivize full familiarize desensitize diversify deaden disorder discolor dissimilate liquefy validate
2. [ verb ] make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
Synonyms: vary change
Examples:

"her mood changes in accordance with the weather" "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

Related terms: adapt move specialize alternate diversify crackle let_out avianize take_in diversify honeycomb honeycomb modulate break change change version change
3. [ verb ] make an alteration to
Examples:

"This dress needs to be altered"

Related terms: change sew
4. [ verb ] (writing) insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
Synonyms: falsify interpolate
Related terms: edit interjection misrepresentaation
5. [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 9169
6. [ verb ] castrate, used with animals
Synonyms: neuter castrate spay
Examples:

"Is your dog neutered?"

Related terms: sterilize effeminize defeminize defeminise castration spaying
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