alter
alter is a 5-letter English word with 9 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.
- transitive verb. To agitate; to affect mentally.
- transitive verb. To geld.
- intransitive verb. To become, in some respects, different; to vary; to change; as, the weather alters almost daily; rocks or minerals alter by exposure.
- verb. remove the ovaries of
"Is your cat spayed?"
- verb. become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
"her mood changes in accordance with the weather"
"The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
- verb. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"
"The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
- verb. insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
- verb. make an alteration to
"This dress needs to be altered"
Synonyms
castrate, neuter, spay, change, vary, modify, falsify, interpolate
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in alter:
alert, artel, later, ratel, retal, taler, telar
Common word forms
alters, altered, alterer, altering, alterity, alterable
Words from these letters
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