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alter

[awl-ter] / ˈɔl tər /




Usage

What is another way to say alter? To alter is to make some partial change, as in appearance, while still preserving the identity: to alter a dress, as by raising the hem (to change a dress would mean to put on a different one). To change is to make a material difference so that something is distinctly different from what it was: to change one's opinion. 

Example Sentences

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No existing filed documents, such as accounts or confirmation statements could have been altered, it said.

From BBC

Some countries have already announced domestic price caps or cut fuel taxes, while others are pushing for the EU to loosen its carbon-emissions trading scheme and to alter how electricity prices are set.

From Barron's

Using their computational approach, the researchers explored how different metal ions alter the structure of the polyheptazine imide network.

From Science Daily

“The challenge we’re facing right now is, that cycle has been really altered, so we don’t really have a system that can be managed properly under the current conditions we are experiencing,” Ajami said.

From Los Angeles Times

Just because gas prices are higher, it doesn’t guarantee that they will alter people’s spending habits, Mathews said.

From MarketWatch