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alter [v]

1)	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

Synonyms :

change modify

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change adjustment alteration changer change change change change arouse cause_to_sleep affect freshen fecundate indispose cry etiolate animalise convert opalise arterialise get counterchange vascularise decrepitate suburbanise overturn etiolate barbarise alkalinise mythicise allegorise demythologise bring coarsen affect alchemise alcoholise form round suspend sober reconstruct increase ease_off assimilate dissimilate commute vitalise clear activate activate activate activate deactivate blunt reconstruct edit cut chasten chasten ameliorate aggravate wet dry lubricate beef_up fortify weaken blunt oxidate merge age mature antiquate antiquate develop soften damage ossify acerbate stabilise destabilise sensibilise desensitise accustom disarray discolor color stain hue uglify untune adjust set disqualify domesticate widen dehydrogenate hydrogenate oxygenise darken brighten blear bedim blot_out cook slenderise crack dismiss end demist concentrate chill heat warm boil freeze blister change_over transpose change_over transform transform transform transmute transform ash transform reclaim convert islamise invert invert customise individualise depersonalise sharpen drop disintegrate magnetise degauss simplify complicate refine complicate pressurise centralise decentralise socialise fix internationalise bolshevise europeanise europeanise bestialise americanise anglicise frenchify civilise nationalise denationalise naturalise denaturalise naturalise denaturalise even equal stiffen loose fasten transitivise detransitivise inspissate full diversify deaden check decrease liquefy solvate dissolve validate invalidate empty fill saturate clot louden normalise morph neutralise commercialise purge mechanise automate automatise mechanise chord polarise glorify contaminate devalue insulate calcify urbanise urbanise emulsify demulsify decarboxylate nazify fecundate clarify mark barb nick disable enable de-emphasise tender charge sweeten iodinate ionate archaise inform officialise occidentalise orientalise acetylate achromatise collimate camp classicise conventionalise decimalise dizzy envenom exteriorise glamorise introvert laicise politicise proof romanticise rusticate sauce shallow tense steepen scramble unscramble unsex vitrify pall saponify expand set_aside muddy transform elevate harshen dinge demonise devilise etherealize immaterialise animate clear dynamise dynamise rarefy volatilise uniformise symmetrise eternalise denature denature denature sanitise verbify shift sputter draw make dope prostrate excite energise shake outmode spice shorten think make deflate inflate reflate digitalise gelatinise recombine effeminize masculinise masculinize dissonate sexualise schematise patent constitutionalise rationalise plasticise rarefy paganise incandesce deaminate angulate circularize sensitise sensitise depolarise intensify isomerise legitimate evaporate industrialise opacify opsonize militarise nationalise recommend sentimentalise solemnise territorialise transaminate glorify unsanctify vesiculate visualise variegate ventilate vivify vulgarise supple professionalise smut still weaponize blur confuse moderate obfuscate synchronise mince militarise break_down fat disturb dull blunt sharpen coarsen loosen loosen barb string straighten bring amalgamate charge put clean begrime depress deform form break adorn humanise humble alien right desensitise deodorise develop blur blind change_intensity change_taste capture add reestablish liberalise compensate democratise neutralize corrupt loosen flocculate turn make_possible cohere

2)	make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

Synonyms :

change vary

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edition change change alteration change change alternate crackle modulate avianise move accommodate let_out take_in branch_out diversify narrow honeycomb break

3)	make an alteration to; "This dress needs to be altered"

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sew adjustment

4)	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

Synonyms :

falsify interpolate

5)	remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"

Synonyms :

castrate neuter spay

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desex castration altering neuter spaying defeminise

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