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Detailed Synonyms for alter in English

alter:

to alter verbe (alters, altered, altering)

  1. to alter
    to change; to interchange; to alter; to transform; to vary; to invent; to create; to make
    • change verbe (changes, changed, changing)
    • interchange verbe (interchanges, interchanged, interchanging)
    • alter verbe (alters, altered, altering)
    • transform verbe (transforms, transformed, transforming)
    • vary verbe (varies, varied, varying)
    • invent verbe (invents, invented, inventing)
    • create verbe (creates, created, creating)
    • make verbe (makes, made, making)
    to switch
    – the act of changing one thing or position for another 1
    • switch verbe (switches, switched, switching)
      • his switch on abortion cost him the election1
  2. to alter
    to modify; to change; to reshape; to alter; to reform; to rewrite
    • modify verbe (modifies, modified, modifying)
    • change verbe (changes, changed, changing)
    • reshape verbe (reshapes, reshaped, reshaping)
    • alter verbe (alters, altered, altering)
    • reform verbe (reforms, reformed, reforming)
    • rewrite verbe (rewrites, rewrote, rewriting)
  3. to alter
    to modify; to alter; to change
    • modify verbe (modifies, modified, modifying)
    • alter verbe (alters, altered, altering)
    • change verbe (changes, changed, changing)
  4. to alter
    to revise; to review; to amend; to alter
    • revise verbe (revises, revised, revising)
    • review verbe (reviews, reviewed, reviewing)
    • amend verbe (amends, amended, amending)
    • alter verbe (alters, altered, altering)
  5. to alter
    – remove the ovaries of 1
    to alter; to castrate; spay; neuter
    – remove the ovaries of 1
    • alter verbe (alters, altered, altering)
    • castrate verbe (castrates, castrated, castrating)
    • spay verbe
      • Is your cat spayed?1
    • neuter verbe
  6. to alter
    – become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence 1
    to alter; to change; to vary
    – become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence 1
    • alter verbe (alters, altered, altering)
    • change verbe (changes, changed, changing)
      • her mood changes in accordance with the weather1
    • vary verbe (varies, varied, varying)
      • The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season1
  7. to alter
    – cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 1
    to alter; to change; to modify
    – cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 1
    • alter verbe (alters, altered, altering)
      • The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city1
    • change verbe (changes, changed, changing)
      • The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue1
    • modify verbe (modifies, modified, modifying)
  8. to alter
    – insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby 1
    to alter; to falsify; to interpolate
    – insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby 1
    • alter verbe (alters, altered, altering)
    • falsify verbe (falsifies, falsified, falsifying)
    • interpolate verbe (interpolates, interpolated, interpolating)
  9. to alter
    – make an alteration to 1
    to alter
    – make an alteration to 1
    • alter verbe (alters, altered, altering)
      • This dress needs to be altered1

Conjugations for alter:

present
  1. alter
  2. alter
  3. alters
  4. alter
  5. alter
  6. alter
simple past
  1. altered
  2. altered
  3. altered
  4. altered
  5. altered
  6. altered
present perfect
  1. have altered
  2. have altered
  3. has altered
  4. have altered
  5. have altered
  6. have altered
past continuous
  1. was altering
  2. were altering
  3. was altering
  4. were altering
  5. were altering
  6. were altering
future
  1. shall alter
  2. will alter
  3. will alter
  4. shall alter
  5. will alter
  6. will alter
continuous present
  1. am altering
  2. are altering
  3. is altering
  4. are altering
  5. are altering
  6. are altering
subjunctive
  1. be altered
  2. be altered
  3. be altered
  4. be altered
  5. be altered
  6. be altered
diverse
  1. alter!
  2. let's alter!
  3. altered
  4. altering
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

alter

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Related Definitions for "alter":

  1. remove the ovaries of1
  2. become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence1
  3. insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby1
  4. make an alteration to1
    • This dress needs to be altered1
  5. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation1
    • The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city1

Related Synonyms for alter