Alter
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To become different.
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To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
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To alter is to change or modify something, often in a significant manner. This change can be physical, such as altering a piece of clothing to fit better, or abstract, such as altering an opinion or a plan.
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to make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify
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to agitate; to affect mentally
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awl′tėr, v.t. to make different: to change: (U.S.) to castrate.—v.i. to become different: to vary.—ns. Alterabil′ity, Al′terableness.—adj. Al′terable, that may be altered.—adv. Al′terably.—adj. Al′terant, altering: having the power of producing changes.—n. Alterā′tion, change.—adj. Al′terative, having power to alter.—n. a medicine that makes a change in the vital functions.—n. Alter′ity (Coleridge), the state of being other or different. [L. alter, another—al (root of alius, other), and the old comp. suffix -ter = Eng. -ther.]
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To change the form or structure of.
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To tailor clothes to make them fit.
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make an alteration to
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remove the ovaries of
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