alter synonyms

alter

v.

  1. To change for a purpose

    modify, adjust, remodel, reconstruct; see change 1.

  2. To castrate or spay

    castrate, spay, neuter, desex, geld, sterilize, asexualize, emasculate, caponize, mutilate, fix*.

  3. To become different

    change, develop, decay; see change 4. See syn. study atchange.

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