alter
[ awl-ter ]
/ ˈɔl tər /
verb (used with object)
to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course.
to castrate or spay.
verb (used without object)
to change; become different or modified.
Origin of alter
1350–1400; Middle English < Old French
alterer < Late Latin
alterāre to change, worsen, derivative of Latin
alter other
OTHER WORDS FROM alter
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH alter
altar alterWords nearby alter
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British Dictionary definitions for altered
alter
/ (ˈɔːltə) /
verb
Derived forms of alter
alterable, adjective alterably, adverb alterability, nounWord Origin for alter
C14: from Old French
alterer, from Medieval Latin
alterāre to change, from Latin
alter other