alter
/ˈɔl.təɹ/ verb B2- To change the form or structure of. · Near-synonym: tweak
- To become different.
- To tailor clothes to make them fit.
- To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
- To affect mentally, as by psychotropic drugs or illness.
He/she/it alters · Past altered · Past participle altered · -ing form altering
Verb forms
- Base form
- alter
- He/she/it
- alters
- Past
- altered
- Past participle
- altered
- -ing form
- altering
From the library
I venture to hope that, if I were allowed to have five minutes' conversation with Colonel Emsworth, I could certainly alter his view of the matter."
"I am not so easily altered," said the old soldier.
“Not _quite_ right, I’m afraid,” said Alice, timidly; “some of the words have got altered.”
“That alters the case.
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