Alter (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The company's strategy will alter in response to changing market trends.
- Her personality seems to alter when she's around her family.
- The city's atmosphere alter significantly at night, becoming more vibrant and lively.
- His behavior will alter depending on the people he surrounds himself with.
- The region's climate alter dramatically from one season to the next.
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Meaning 2
Make an alteration to; "This dress needs to be altered".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The tailor can alter this hem in 15 minutes or less for a small fee.
- Her favorite dress was damaged and needed to be altered before the wedding.
- I'm not sure if the seamstress will be able to alter this vintage top.
- This suit has been alter many times to fit different family members.
- She took the pants back to the store to have them altered.
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Meaning 3
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".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The new employee's fresh ideas altered the company's approach to problem-solving.
- Her experience living abroad altered her perspective on cultural differences.
- The recent technological advancements have altered the way people communicate.
- Her health issues altered her daily routine and required significant lifestyle changes.
- The government's policies have altered the country's social and economic landscape over time.
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- Edit Out
- Destabilize
- Masculinize
- Meliorate
- Neutralize
- Domesticise
- Nationalize
- Degauss
- Fatten Out
- Professionalize
- Digitize
- Disqualify
- Commercialize
- Opsonize
- Deflate
- Naturalize
- Amalgamate
- Lower
- Transfigure
- Ionate
- Soften
- Demythologize
- Domesticate
- Transmute
- Sexualize
- Freeze
- Spiritualize
- Obfuscate
- Counterchange
- Industrialize
- Vascularize
- String
- Condense
- Charge
- Fill Out
- Effeminise
- Liquidise
- Evaporate
- Discolor
- Uniformize
- Mince
- Weaken
- Oxygenize
- Merge
- Lighten
- Round Out
- Magnetize
- Morph
- Lubricate
- Pressurise
- Americanize
- Round Off
- Invert
- Polarize
- Decelerate
- Tone Down
- Stiffen
- Reconstruct
- Beautify
- Inform
- Plasticize
- Dissolve
- Occidentalize
- Fertilise
- Misdirect
- Commix
- Colour
- Scramble
- Contract
- Humanize
- Refreshen
- Acerbate
- Make Full
- Begrime
- Break Down
- Refine
- Poison
- Embellish
- Visualize
- Disintegrate
- Lifehack
- Grime
- Brutalize
- Ventilate
- Opacify
- Hue
- Decarboxylate
- Allegorize
- Eternalise
- Age
- Put
- Set
- Strengthen
- Mix
- End
- Objectify
- Feminize
- Deform
- Deaden
- Gelatinize
- Immaterialize
- Add
- Arterialize
- Automatize
- Ash
- Variegate
- Transaminate
- Mythicize
- Inseminate
- Reestablish
- Turn Back
- Blister
- Energise
- Debase
- Worsen
- Redress
- Chord
- Deodourise
- Colly
- Gear Up
- Disable
- Check
- Territorialize
- Tenderise
- Constitutionalize
- Oxidize
- Denationalize
- Clean
- Ornament
- Etiolate
- Renormalise
- Unsex
- Suspend
- Clear
- Extend
- Obnubilate
- Unite
- Adjust
- Glamorize
- Plump Out
- Untie
- Arouse
- Cloud
- Oxidate
- Hydrogenate
- Ameliorate
- Reverse
- Unify
- Fortify
- Colourise
- Darken
- Alcoholize
- Internationalize
- Romanticize
- Colourize
- Laicize
- Switch
- Bemire
- Mythologize
- Diabolize
- Confuse
- Affect
- Militarize
- Redo
- Transitivize
- De-emphasize
- Still
- Blur
- Demoralise
- Parallel
- Full
- Subvert
- Bolshevise
- Clot
- Make
- Dizzy
- Reclaim
- Recommend
- Demoralize
- Reflate
- Civilize
- Port
- Waken
- Liquefy
- Mark
- Shape
- Warm
- Turn
- Tame
- Digitalise
- Humble
- Spike
- Solemnize
- Cause To Sleep
- Edit
- Widen
- Stain
- Veil
- Convert
- Camp
- Smut
- Boil
- Decentralize
- Flesh Out
- Accelerate
- Bestialize
- Iodinate
- Deprave
- Barb
- Heat
- Debauch
- Archaize
- Proof
- Purify
- Habituate
- Introvert
- Increase
- Colour In
- Harmonize
- Mechanize
- Blunt
- Untune
- Equalize
- Sanctify
- Individualise
- Tense
- Fatten Up
- Touch
- Politicize
- Individualize
- Break
- Unclutter
- Virilise
- Unsubstantialize
- Assimilate
- Externalize
- Devalue
- Ready
- Solvate
- Sensibilise
- Animize
- Paganize
- Speed Up
- Symmetrize
- Frenchify
- Concentrate
- Rarify
- Contaminate
- Capture
- Corrupt
- Thicken
- Isomerize
- Verbify
- Denaturalize
- Rusticate
- Ripen
- Vitrify
- Dynamize
- Animalise
- Elevate
- Denature
- Immortalize
- Dehydrogenate
- Demagnetize
- Moderate
- Right
- Round
- Subdue
- Elaborate
- Achromatize
- Simplify
- Communize
- Exteriorize
- Transpose
- Europeanize
- Deaminate
- Transform
- Steepen
- Translate
- Disorder
- Tender
- Bear On
- Saturate
- Outmode
- Chasten
- Sensify
- Glamourize
- Invalidate
- Substitute
- Eternize
- Inactivate
- Revolutionize
- Uglify
- Bear Upon
- Synchronize
- Plump
- Eternise
- Sensitize
- Depolarize
- Intensify
- Patent
- Remodel
- Ease Up
- Unsanctify
- Legitimate
- Sputter
- Activate
- Muddy
- Indispose
- Shorten
- Liquidize
- Sweeten
- Effeminize
- Validate
- Decimalize
- Complicate
- Democratize
- Bubble
- Overcloud
- Loosen
- Circularize
- Devilize
- Louden
- Orientalize
- Glorify
- Depersonalize
- Demulsify
- Fatten
- Rationalize
- Dissimilate
- Piggyback
- Change Intensity
- Decrease
- Grace
- Insulate
- Etherealize
- Interchange
- Deodorize
- Nazify
- Embrittle
- Fertilize
- Tighten
- Awaken
- Urbanize
- Cohere
- Reform
- Regenerate
- Personalize
- Contribute
- Market
- Sharpen
- Cry
- Demist
- Enable
- Color In
- Stabilize
- Centralize
- Mythicise
- Shallow
- Opalize
- Exasperate
- Volatilize
- Supercharge
- Dry
- Straighten
- Colorise
- Eternalize
- Islamize
- Restore
- Weaponize
- Equal
- Wet
- Fix
- Radicalize
- Exchange
- Overturn
- Socialize
- Crack
- Obscure
- Destress
- Schematize
- Alkalinize
- Commute
- Harshen
- Normalize
- Transubstantiate
- Unscramble
- Glamorise
- Better
- Rectify
- Alchemize
- Profane
- Flocculate
- Bestow
- Minify
- Damage
- Color
- Decrepitate
- Let Up
- Renormalize
- Exacerbate
- Classicize
- Flatten
- Saponify
- Incandesce
- Empty
- Westernize
- Prostrate
- Cook
- Conventionalize
- Intransitivise
- Dinge
- Lend
- Shift
- Calcify
- Amend
- Disharmonize
- Antique
- Automate
- Wake Up
- Spice
- Suburbanize
- Intransitivize
- Customize
- Westernise
- Shade
- Delay
- Hide
- Dope
- Pall
- Dirty
- Detransitivize
- Officialize
- Touch On
- Bolshevize
- Lift
- Shake
- Even
- Alter
- Sober
- Cool
- Refresh
- Incapacitate
- Decentralise
- Diabolise
- Vulgarise
- Fill
- Draw
- Digitalize
- Nick
- Vivify
- Change Taste
- Excite
- Dull
- Diversify
- Vitalize
- Clarify
- Angulate
- Estrange
- Liberalize
- Eroticize
- Externalise
- Unsubstantialise
- Blind
- Cool Down
- Ossify
- Vitiate
- Equalise
- Virilize
- Disaffect
- Recombine
- Think
- Emulsify
- Bring
- Brighten
- Equate
- Sentimentalize
- Womanize
- Rarefy
- Animate
- Sauce
- Decorate
- Relax
- Develop
- Obliterate
- Acetylate
- Set Up
- Antiquate
- Slenderize
- Coarsen
- Subtilize
- Barbarize
- Desensitize
- Rouse
- Supple
- Demonize
- Animalize
- Sanitize
- Vesiculate
- Acetylise
- Inflate
- Sensibilize
- Correct
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Meaning 4
Insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The witness tried to alter the testimony by omitting crucial details that could incriminate her.
- To make the lie more believable, he attempted to alter the document by changing the dates.
- She was accused of altering the minutes of the meeting to reflect a different outcome.
- The lawyer suspected someone had tried to alter the evidence by removing incriminating phrases.
- The company was sued for altering employee reviews to make them appear more positive.
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Meaning 5
Remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The veterinarian will alter the cat to prevent unwanted breeding.
- When adopting a pet from a shelter, it's often already been altered to prevent population growth.
- The animal clinic offers low-cost spay or alter services for cats and dogs.
- As part of the adoption process, you'll need to sign an agreement to have your pet altered within six months.
- The shelter alters all their animals before they're available for adoption to control the pet population in the area.