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(ɔːltəʳ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense alters, present participle altering, past tense, past participle altered
verb
If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
Little had altered in the village. [VERB]
They have never altered their programmes by a single day. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: change, turn, vary, transform More Synonyms of alter
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alter in British English

(ˈɔːltə)
verb
1. 
to make or become different in some respect; change
2. (transitive) informal, mainly US a euphemistic word for castrate, spay
Derived forms
alterable (ˈalterable)
adjective
alterably (ˈalterably)
adverb
alterability (ˌalteraˈbility)
noun
Word origin
C14: from Old French alterer, from Medieval Latin alterāre to change, from Latin alter other

alter in American English

(ˈɔltər)
verb transitive
1. 
to make different in details but not in substance; modify
2. 
to resew parts of (a garment) for a better fit
3.  US
to castrate or spay
verb intransitive
4. 
to become different; change; vary
SIMILAR WORDS:  change
Derived forms
alterable (ˈalterable)
adjective
Word origin
ME alteren < ML alterare < L alter, other < IE *al- (see else) + -tero-, compar. suffix

Examples of 'alter' in a sentence
alter

Industrial policy means intervening to alter the structure of production to benefit sectors that are thought to offer better prospects for growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He didn't expect me to change or alter my work pattern.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
No amount of political manoeuvring can alter the fact that Heathrow is in the wrong place.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If you turn it into something which people would prefer to see, you are altering the facts of history.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Negotiations in the past two months have centred on altering the balance of the offer, as well as raising the price.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That goal, he now reflects, altered the course of his life more than he had expected.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Without altering its structure the landscape shrugged off the works of man.
Eric Newby A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003)
These pulses make you alter your position and stop snoring.
The Sun (2013)
With his departure there was an incident that almost altered the course of the war.
Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
His business cards play on this alter ego.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This does not alter the fact that the crime of embezzlement has occurred.
Christianity Today (2000)
To alter the balance you have to rebuild the refinery.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
What small change would alter the capacity of the whole of our resources?
Peter F. Drucker MANAGING FOR RESULTS (1986)
Its incoherent political structure had altered little in a thousand years.
Frank Welsh THE FOUR NATIONS: A History of the United Kingdom (2002)
But the simple choices you make alter your story in hundreds of minor ways.
The Sun (2010)
Modern scientific capability has profoundly altered the course of human life.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The facts were altered to suit the theory.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This is because the balance of contrasts alters.
Robertson, Bruce Learn to Draw Countryside (1996)
We will change and alter it around.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is unclear how many schools may decide to alter their term structures.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Custom is the slowest of all to alter its course.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
It is always possible to tweak an engine to alter the balance between these considerations.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They change colour and alter the mood.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Everyone will have recognised that we needed to alter the structure.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Washington altered course only this year.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
My alter ego was born.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They say it's so a couple of roundabouts can be altered to make the traffic flow more freely in the future.
The Sun (2016)
Ah yes, the Branning alter ego.
The Sun (2011)

In other languages
alter

British English: alter /ˈɔːltə/ VERB
If something alters, or if you alter it, it changes.
Not much had altered in the village.
  • American English: alter
  • Arabic: يُبَدِّلُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: alterar
  • Chinese: 改变
  • Croatian: promijeniti
  • Czech: změnit (se)
  • Danish: ændre
  • Dutch: veranderen
  • European Spanish: alterar
  • Finnish: muuttaa toisenlaiseksi
  • French: altérer
  • German: ändern
  • Greek: αλλάζω
  • Italian: modificare
  • Japanese: 変更する
  • Korean: ...을 바꾸다
  • Norwegian: endre
  • Polish: zmienić
  • European Portuguese: alterar
  • Romanian: a schimba"a altera,
  • Russian: изменять
  • Latin American Spanish: alterar
  • Swedish: ändra
  • Thai: ปรับเปลี่ยน
  • Turkish: değiştirmek
  • Ukrainian: змінювати
  • Vietnamese: thay đổi

All related terms of 'alter'

alter ego
Your alter ego is the other side of your personality from the one which people normally see .
re-alter
to alter (something) again
alter idem
another of the same kind ; second self
alter behaviour
People's or animals' behaviour is the way that they behave . You can refer to a typical and repeated way of behaving as a behaviour .
alter perception
Your perception of something is the way that you think about it or the impression you have of it.

Chinese translation of 'alter'

alter

(ˈɔltəʳ)

vt

  1. [plans, policy, situation] 更改 (gēnggǎi)

vi

  1. 改变(變) (gǎibiàn)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to make or become different
They have never altered their programmes.
Synonyms
modify
They agreed to modify their recruitment policy.
change
They should change the law to make it illegal to own replica weapons.
reform
his plans to reform the country's economy
shift
The computer senses when you shift position.
vary
transform
adjust
Liz adjusted her mirror and edged the car out.
adapt
revise
Three editors handled revising the articles.
amend
The committee put forward proposals to amend the penal system.
diversify
Manufacturers are encouraged to diversify.
remodel
tweak (informal)
The system should get better as engineers tweak its performance.
recast
reshape
metamorphose
transmute
She ceased to think as anger transmuted into passion.
2 (verb) 
Definition
to make or become different
Little had altered in the village.
Synonyms
change
We are trying to detect and understand how the climate changes.
turn
She turned the house into a beautiful home.
vary
women whose moods vary according to their menstrual cycle
transform
the speed at which your body transforms food into energy
adjust
I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well.
adapt
Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office.
metamorphose
She had been metamorphosed by the war.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of adapt
Definition
to change something to suit a new purpose
Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office.
Synonyms
convert,
change,
prepare,
fit,
fashion,
make,
shape,
suit,
qualify,
transform,
alter,
modify,
tailor,
remodel,
tweak (informal),
metamorphose,
customize
in the sense of adjust
Definition
to alter slightly, so as to be accurate or suitable
Liz adjusted her mirror and edged the car out.
Synonyms
modify,
arrange,
fix,
tune (up),
alter,
adapt,
remodel,
tweak (informal),
customize
in the sense of adjust
Definition
to adapt to a new environment
I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well.
Synonyms
adapt,
change,
settle,
convert,
alter,
accommodate,
dispose,
get used,
accustom,
conform,
reconcile,
harmonize,
acclimatize,
familiarize yourself,
attune

Synonyms of 'alter'

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