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al·ter / ˈôltər/ • v. [tr.] change or cause to change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way: Eliot was persuaded to alter the passage [intr.] our outward appearance alters as we get older. ∎ make structural changes to (a building): plans to alter the dining hall. ∎ tailor (clothing) for a better fit or to conform to fashion: skirts with the hemlines altered a dozen different times. ∎ castrate or spay (a domestic animal).DERIVATIVES: al·ter·a·ble adj.
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