What is the meaning of alter?

Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.
- usage: "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
- synonyms: change, modify
Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence.
- usage: "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
- synonyms: change, vary
Make an alteration to.
- usage: "This dress needs to be altered"
Insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby.
- synonyms: interpolate, falsify
Remove the ovaries of.
- usage: "Is your cat spayed"
- synonyms: neuter, spay, castrate

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