alter

4 ENTRIES FOUND:

al·ter

verb \ˈl-tər\
al·teredal·ter·ing\-t(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of ALTER

transitive verb
1
: to make different without changing into something else
intransitive verb
: to become different
al·ter·abil·i·ty \ˌl-t(ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
al·ter·able \ˈl-t(ə-)rə-bəl\ adjective
al·ter·ably \-blē\ adverb
al·ter·er \-tər-ər\ noun

Examples of ALTER

  1. Alcohol can alter a person's mood.
  2. He altered his will to leave everything to his sister.
  3. This one small event altered the course of history.
  4. The place has altered in the 10 years since I left.
  5. I'll need to have the dress altered before the wedding.

Origin of ALTER

Middle English, from Medieval Latin alterare, from Latin alter other (of two); akin to Latin alius other — more at else
First Known Use: 14th century

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