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alter

[awl-ter] / ˈɔl tər /




Usage

What is another way to say alter? To alter is to make some partial change, as in appearance, while still preserving the identity: to alter a dress, as by raising the hem (to change a dress would mean to put on a different one). To change is to make a material difference so that something is distinctly different from what it was: to change one's opinion. 

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The legislation would not alter child support, as California law allows payments to continue even when a parent has lost custody or visitation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Each time you alter the policy, you could end up being hit with fees and commissions that you might not even be aware of as the client.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Bombastic yet intimate, fantastical yet sensible, Colbert’s farewell to his Comedy Central audience and his conservative alter ego was about as lovely and loving as TV can be.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Researchers created a platform called PerturbFate that can systematically track how disease related genetic changes alter cells and identify where those changes ultimately converge.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

It would be the writer’s third script for The Mercury Theatre on the Air, and it would alter his life.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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