ALTER as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • remove the ovaries of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Is your cat spayed?
    Hypernyms(s) alter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one’’s or its former characteristics or essence
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • her mood changes in accordance with the weather
    • The supermarket’’s selection of vegetables varies according to the season
    Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • cause to change
    • make different
    • cause a transformation
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city
    • The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
    Hyponym(s) Cause(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) alter is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • make an alteration to
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s) Entail(s)