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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. 

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Experts say the move may not dramatically alter daily conditions for riders, but it does remove the expectation that every order should arrive within a fixed time.

From BBC

One frame from the grainy footage was digitally altered using artificial intelligence, AI experts told AFP.

From Barron's

Nighthand gave him a rare flash of a true smile: it altered his face.

From Literature

“Yes. Why did she alter the facts? Jakob said Willa was looking at his books and was happy that he still had our father’s Polish-English dictionary. I didn’t know it belonged to our dad.”

From Literature

Instead, they alter parts of the surrounding healthy tissue, effectively reprogramming it to support cancer invasion.

From Science Daily