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alter, v.
(altered, altering, alters)
freq. cnt. 29
more info cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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alter change modify

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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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They %s their earnings this year

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more info become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 41 freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 2

alter change vary

sample sentences

"her mood changes in accordance with the weather"
"The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

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They %s the countryside

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more info make an alteration to
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alter

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"This dress needs to be altered"

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They %s the cape
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entailment
more info remove the ovaries of
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alter castrate neuter spay

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"Is your cat spayed?"

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Somebody ----s somebody

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more info insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
<verb.change>

alter falsify interpolate

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Somebody ----s something

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