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- Dictionaryaltered/ˈɔːltəd/
adjective
- 1. changed in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way: "leaves with an altered shape or colour"
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ALTERED definition: 1. changed; different: 2. (of an animal) having had part of its sexual organs removed, so that it…. Learn more.
1. : made different in some way. … she addressed me again, speaking in very altered tones; so altered, that I hardly recognised them as hers. Wilkie Collins. … no great change had taken place inside him, but his exterior was visibly altered. Booth Tarkington. 2. : castrated sense 1a.
Altered is an adjective that describes anything that's been changed or modified. You might need altered clothing after you succeed at your diet, or feel like you are in an "altered state" after you've been hypnotized. Altered behavior is behavior you have changed, like the altered habits of your housebroken dog.
to change something, usually slightly, or to cause the characteristics of something to change: We've had to alter some of our plans. Although the cost of making phone calls is going up, the charge for connecting to the internet will not alter. Giving up our car has radically altered our lifestyle.
1. : to make different without changing into something else. an event that altered the course of history. 2. : castrate, spay. had the puppies altered. intransitive verb. : to become different. customs that alter with the times. alterability. ˌȯl-t (ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē. noun. alterable. ˈȯl-t (ə-)rə-bəl. adjective. alterably. ˈȯl-t (ə-)rə-blē. adverb.
1. To change or make different; modify: altered my will. 2. To adjust (a garment) for a better fit. 3. To castrate or spay (an animal, such as a cat or a dog). v.intr. To change or become different. [Middle English alteren, from Old French alterer, from Medieval Latin alterāre, from Latin alter, other; see al- in Indo-European roots.]
ALTERED meaning: 1. changed; different: 2. (of an animal) having had part of its sexual organs removed, so that it…. Learn more.
Definitions of alter. verb. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation. “The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city” synonyms: change, modify. see more. verb. make an alteration to. “This dress needs to be altered ” see more. verb. insert words into text, often falsifying it thereby.
Altered in vs along a certain period of time. an altered wholeness. Everyone was forever altered. Foremost among them wil be climate change, leading~altered~. genetically-altered//genetically-modified.
Definition of 'alter' alter. (ɔːltəʳ ) Word forms: alters , altering , altered. verb B2. If something alters or if you alter it, it changes. Little had altered in the village. [VERB] They have never altered their programmes by a single day. [VERB noun] Synonyms: change, turn, vary, transform More Synonyms of alter. More Synonyms of alter.
