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alter

verb

al·​ter ˈȯl-tər How to pronounce alter (audio)
altered; altering ˈȯl-t(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce alter (audio)

transitive verb

1
: to make different without changing into something else
an event that altered the course of history
2
: castrate, spay
had the puppies altered

intransitive verb

: to become different
customs that alter with the times
alterability
ˌȯl-t(ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce alter (audio)
noun
alterable
ˈȯl-t(ə-)rə-bəl How to pronounce alter (audio)
adjective
alterably
ˈȯl-t(ə-)rə-blē How to pronounce alter (audio)
adverb
alterer
ˈȯl-tər-ər How to pronounce alter (audio)
noun

Synonyms

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change, alter, vary, modify mean to make or become different.

change implies making either an essential difference often amounting to a loss of original identity or a substitution of one thing for another.

changed the shirt for a larger size

alter implies a difference in some particular respect without suggesting loss of identity.

slightly altered the original design

vary stresses a breaking away from sameness, duplication, or exact repetition.

vary your daily routine

modify suggests a difference that limits, restricts, or adapts to a new purpose.

modified the building for use by the disabled

Example Sentences

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.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English alteren "to change, transform," borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French alterer, borrowed from Late Latin alterāre, verbal derivative of Latin alter "second, another, next," derivative, with the suffix of opposition -ter-, from the base of alius "other" — more at else entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of alter was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing alter

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