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ALTER

\ˈɒltə], \ˈɒltə], \ˈɒ_l_t_ə]\

Definitions of ALTER

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.
To agitate; to affect mentally.
To geld.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.
To agitate; to affect mentally.
To geld.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To change in some respect; to vary somewhat.
To become somewhat different.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To make other or different: to change: to geld, as animals (Amer.).
To become different: to vary.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To become changed.
To make otherwise; to change.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To change; vary; modify; transform.
To become different.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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