alter

alter

verb

Definition of ALTER

1

to make different in some way <can't you alter your plans just slightly so we can leave 10 minutes earlier?>

Synonyms alter, make over, modify, recast, redo, refashion, remake, remodel, revamp, revise, rework, vary

Related Words deform, metamorphose, mutate; regenerate, revolutionize, transfigure, transform, transmute; commute, convert, exchange; rejigger, retool

Antonyms fix, freeze, set, stabilize

2

to remove the sex organs of <contends that cats and dogs that have been altered make better pets>

Synonyms alter, desex, fix

Related Words castrate, emasculate, geld; spay; sterilize