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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026al•ter /ˈɔltɚ/USA pronunciation
v.
- to change;
(to cause to) be different or modified in some way, as size, style, course, or the like: [~ + object]to alter a coat.[no object]Her schedule has altered drastically.
- Veterinary Diseases to castrate or spay:[~ + object]The cat had been altered.
See -alte-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026al•ter
(ôl′tər),USA pronunciation v.t.
- 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.
- Veterinary Diseasesto castrate or spay.
v.i. - to change;
become different or modified.
- Late Latin alterāre to change, worsen, derivative of Latin alter other
- Old French alterer
- Middle English 1350–1400
- Biographical David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
alter., - alteration.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
alter /ˈɔːltə/ vb - to make or become different in some respect; change
- (transitive) informal chiefly US
a euphemistic word for castrate, spay
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French alterer, from Medieval Latin alterāre to change, from Latin alter otherˈalterable adj
'altered' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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