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- pronunciation:
- awl
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Homophone Note, Word Parts
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
alters, altering, altered |
definition: |
to make different; change.
The dreadful illness greatly altered her appearance.What's done is done, and we cannot alter the fact.The dress was too large for her now, so she had it altered.
- synonyms:
- adapt, adjust, amend, change, modify, revise, vary
- antonyms:
- maintain, preserve
- similar words:
- ameliorate, better, color, commute, convert, correct, deviate, doctor, edit, emend, fix, metamorphose, qualify, reconstruct, transform
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related words: |
adjust, affect, corrupt, diversify, falsify, fashion, manipulate, modify, modulate, shade, swing, tailor, touch, translate, turn |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to become different.
The color of the animal's fur alters with the seasons.- synonyms:
- adapt, adjust, change, vary
- antonyms:
- stay
- similar words:
- ameliorate, amend, commute, convert, deviate, differentiate, mend, metamorphose, modify, transform
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related words: |
shade, turn |
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derivations: |
alterable (adj.), alterably (adv.) |
The words alter and altar sound alike but have different meanings.
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