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- pronunciation:
- awl
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- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
alters, altering, altered |
| definition 1: |
If somebody alters something, they make a change in it. If you alter your hairstyle, for example, you make a change in it. If something alters a person, it makes them different from how they were before. Getting older is something that alters people a lot.
The vet said that Sandra should alter her dog's diet because he had gained too much weight.The tailor altered the pants for Mr. Clark's suit. They were too long before.The terrible fire altered the city, and it was never the same as before.- synonyms:
- adapt, change, modify, vary
- antonyms:
- maintain
- similar words:
- better, commute, correct, fix, qualify, transform
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| definition 2: |
When something alters, it becomes different. It changes
The color of the animal's fur alters with the seasons. It's brown in the summer and white in the winter.- synonyms:
- adapt, change, vary
- antonyms:
- stay
- similar words:
- commute, mend, modify, transform
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| related words: |
adjust, affect, modify, turn |
| derivations: |
alterable (adj.), alterably (adv.) |
The words alter and altar sound alike but have different meanings.
The word alter
contains the following part:
alter, altern, altr
Latin
root
that means other; change
  Example words:
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