change, alter, vary, modify mean to make or become different. change implies making either an essential difference often amounting to a loss of original identity or a substitution of one thing …

ALTER definition: 1. to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change…. Learn more.

ALTER definition: to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify. See examples of alter used in a sentence.

Definition of alter verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If something alters or if you alter it, it changes. Little had altered in the village. [VERB] They have never altered their programmes by a single day. [VERB noun]

After eating too many gingerbread cookies, she no longer fit into her uniform, so she had a seamstress alter it. It looked pretty much the same. The verb alter can also mean to neuter or …

(to cause to) be different or modified in some way, as size, style, course, or the like: [~ + object] to alter a coat. [no object] Her schedule has altered drastically.

To change entirely or materially; convert into another form or state: as, to alter a cloak into a coat; to alter an opinion. To castrate, emasculate, or spay, as an animal.

ALTER meaning: 1 : to change (something); 2 : to make a change to (a piece of clothing) so that it will fit better

alter definition: change the form or structure of something. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like "alter ego", "alter …