Definition of alter

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  • alter is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
  • alter is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
  • alter is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6

Definition of alter

  • insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. falsify
    2. interpolate
  • cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb)

    Examples

    1. The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city

    Synonyms

    1. change
    2. modify
  • become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. change
    2. vary
  • remove the ovaries of (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. castrate
    2. neuter
    3. spay
  • make an alteration to (verb)

    Examples

    1. This dress needs to be altered

See definition of alter in Merriam Webster