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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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Those lateral interactions can alter the electronic structure and potentially disrupt true one-dimensional behavior.

From Science Daily

“There was no one note,” she says of her onscreen alter ego.

From Los Angeles Times

Minutes of the FOMC’s January meeting and U.S. economic data such as PCE deflator due out this week are unlikely to materially alter market pricing for Fed rate cuts, the team says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Scientists can use it to better understand extreme weather events such as storms, flooding and droughts, and to improve projections of how climate change may alter future weather patterns.

From Science Daily

Someone else asked, did he have to alter his legendary workload in the offseason?

From Los Angeles Times