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Definition of: alter
(ôl′tər) v.t.
1. To cause to be different; change; modify; transform.
2. To castrate or spay.
—v.i.
3. To become different; change, as in character or appearance. See synonyms under CHANGE. ◆Homophone: altar. [<MF altérer <Med.L alterare <L alter other]
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