Meaning of alter | Babel Free

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1. One of the personalities, identities, or selves in a person with dissociative identity disorder or another form of multiplicity.
2. To change or become different.
3. to make or become different; to change. Will you alter this dress (to fit me)?; The town has altered a lot in the last two years. verander يُغَيِّر променям alterar(-se) upravit, změnit (se) ändern ændre; forandre αλλάζωcambiar, modificar, alterar muutma, muutuma تغییر دادن muuttaa modifier, changer לְשָׁנוֹת, לְתַקֵן बदल देना promijeniti megváltoztat, megváltozik mengubah breyta modificare, cambiare 変わる 바꾸다 pakeisti pārtaisīt; pārmainīt; mainīties tukar veranderen endre/forandre; sy omzmieni...
4. The alterations he has made to the play have not improved it. verandering تَعْدِيل، تَبْدِيل промяна alteração úprava, změna die Änderung ændring; forandring αλλαγήcambio, modificación, alteración muutus تغییر muutos modification שנוי, שינוי फेरबदल promjena változtatás perubahan breyting modifica, cambiamento 変更 변경 pakeitimas pārtaisīšana; pārmaiņas pertukaran veranderingendring, forandringpoprawka بدلون ، تغیر alteração schimbare изменение úprava predelava izmena [för]ändring การเปลี่ยนแปลงแ...
5. vt. cambiar, variar; reformar.
6. To change or make different; modify: altered my will.
7. To adjust (a garment) for a better fit.
8. To castrate or spay (an animal, such as a cat or a dog).
9. to make or become different in some respect; change
10. (tr) informal chiefly US a euphemistic word for castrate, spay
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11. to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will.

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Examples

“While the second goal would be best met if each alter were coconscious, the defendant should be satisfied if at least one competent alter is present to hear what transpires.”

“As an alter boy he remembered that walking between the alter and the gates was prohibited for everyone except the priest.”

“The hardest part of being an alter boy was learning Latin. The mass was conducted in Latin and we had to learn to pray in Latin.”

“On the alter, several candles sat unlit. An open bible rested among the candles. Behind the alter, hanging high, a huge cross was affixed to the wall, with a replica of Jesus in rags nailed to it. A simple wooden door stood closed behind the alter […]”

“Truth motioned to Alexandra, “There; the key is kept on the alter.” She spotted it easily, for it was now well lighted by an amber colored presence light. She and the others moved quickly toward the alter.”

“Third-rate alter boy. Skinny, lousy face, brown hair with a cowlick as big as Sputtnik. So as not to go on about it, I can put it in one word: Butt-ugly.”

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