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1606 R. Chambers tr. P. Numan Miracles lately Wrought xv. 268 A text of the ciuil law, which euery one may explicate and interpret at his pleasure, and which may bee altered & realtered [Fr. qui se peuuent changer & rechanger] vpon euery occasion.

1701 P. Paxton Ess. conc. Body of Man 197 This Separation by the Glands of the Brain..transcends there our knowledge or skill to re-alter.

1772 Younger Brother II. 182 I took back my play; moduled and remoduled, altered and realtered it.

1793 ‘Honoria’ Female Mentor II. xxiii. 112 Henry..was continually altering and realtering his religious tenets.

1816 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 14 347 I began to scribble, to alter, to read, and re-alter.

1865 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 246/1 You do not wish to alter and re-alter the framework of a state or of a state's activity as you would patch up a ruinous old house.

1950 Lima (Ohio) News 26 Oct. 15/3 (advt.) If at any time you put on weight or take it off we will be glad to re-alter your Kibler garments.

2006 Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune (Nexis) 5 Feb. f2 Homeowners don't have to foot the bill to alter and re-alter house plans.

1744 E. Fowler Fortunate Foundlings xviii. 249 It was not without a good deal of blotting, altering, and realtering, he at length formed an epistle to him in these terms.

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 9 He has a passion for bricks and mortar, and..diverts himself with altering and re-altering.

1907 Mansfield (Ohio) News 24 July 3/3 (advt.) Positively none of these suits sent out on approval, no telephone orders accepted, or no re-altering done gratis.

2006 Environmental Health Perspectives 114 14 They suggested that endosulfan directly led to a ‘re-altering’ of the construction of those parts of the brain.