3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alter \Al"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Altered}; p. pr & vb n.
{Altering}.] [F. alt['e]rer, LL alterare fr L. alter
other alius other Cf {Else}, {Other}.]
1. To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either
partially or wholly; to vary; to modify. ``To alter the
king's course.'' ``To alter the condition of a man.'' ``No
power in Venice can alter a decree.'' --Shak.
It gilds all objects, but it alters none. --Pope.
My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing
that is gone out of my lips. --Ps. lxxxix
34.
2. To agitate; to affect mentally. [Obs.] --Milton.
3. To geld. [Colloq.]
Syn: {Change}, {Alter}.
Usage: Change is generic and the stronger term. It may
express a loss of identity, or the substitution of one
thing in place of another; alter commonly expresses a
partial change, or a change in form or details without
destroying identity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alter \Al"ter\, v. i.
To become in some respects, different; to vary; to change;
as the weather alters almost daily; rocks or minerals alter
by exposure. ``The law of the Medes and Persians, which
altereth not.'' --Dan. vi 8.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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" [syn: {change}] [ant: {leave}]
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"; "Prices vary according to the season" [syn: {change},
{vary}]
3: make an alteration to "This dress needs to be altered"
4: insert words into texts [syn: {interpolate}, {falsify}]
5: of animals [syn: {spay}, {neuter}]
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