what does alter mean?
ALTER as VERB
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Hypernyms(s) alter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one’’s or its former characteristics or essence
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- her mood changes in accordance with the weather
- The supermarket’’s selection of vegetables varies according to the season
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- cause to change
- make different
- cause a transformation
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- The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city
- The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
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- insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
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Hypernyms(s) alter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- This dress needs to be altered
Hypernyms(s) alter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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