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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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"alter." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "alter." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-alter.html "alter." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-alter.html |
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alter XIV. — (O)F. altérer — late L. alterāre, f. alter other.
So alteration XIV. — (O)F. or late L. |
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T. F. HOAD. "alter." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "alter." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-alter.html T. F. HOAD. "alter." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-alter.html |
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•aorta, daughter, exhorter, exporter, extorter, Horta, importer, mortar, porter, quarter, slaughter, snorter, sorter, sporter, supporter, three-quarter, torte, transporter, underwater, water
•altar, alter, assaulter, defaulter, falter, Gibraltar, halter, Malta, palter, psalter, salter, vaulter, Walter
•flaunter, haunter, saunter, taunter, vaunter
•exhauster, Forster
•fraudster • granddaughter
•stepdaughter • manslaughter
•ripsnorter • pole-vaulter • backwater
•headquarter • freshwater
•breakwater • rainwater • seawater
•dishwater • tidewater • Whitewater
•saltwater • rosewater • shearwater
•firewater
•doubter, grouter, outer, pouter, scouter, shouter, spouter, touter
•counter, encounter, mounter
•jouster, ouster
•revcounter
•bloater, boater, Botha, Dakota, doter, emoter, floater, gloater, iota, Kota, Minnesota, motor, promoter, quota, rota, rotor, scoter, voter
•bolter, coulter (US colter), Volta
•boaster, coaster, poster, roaster, toaster
•roadster • oldster
•bolster, holster, pollster, soulster, upholster
•billposter
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"alter." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "alter." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-alter.html "alter." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-alter.html |
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