Alter Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms for Alter
To change so as to be suitable to or conform with something else:
To transfer from (one conveyance) to another:
To make over in structure or style; reconstruct.
To remove surgically the ovaries of (an animal).
To undergo or cause to undergo mutation.
To undergo change in any way; become different
(Alchemy) The conversion of base metals into gold and silver
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(colloq.) geld
To change for a purpose
The definition of amend means to modify or alter something, often for the better.
To change (property) from real to personal, or the reverse
To give variety to; vary:
To transform (something) into a completely different appearance
(Bible, proper) The change in the appearance of Jesus on the mountain: Matt. 17
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asexualize
To make asexual.
To deprive (a male) of the power to reproduce, as by removing the testicles; castrate; geld
The harmonious use of language, as in poetry or prose.
To remove part or all of the reproductive organs of; neuter.
To become stable or firm; harden:
(Biology) To progress from earlier to later stages of a life cycle:
(Physics) To disintegrate in a process of radioactive decay or particle decay.
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The act or process of being transformed into a different form
To remove the testicles of a male; geld or emasculate.
To change for a purpose
To declare or prove to be false.
(Medicine, of a disease or tumour) To spread to other sites in the body; to undergo metastasis.
To do over again.
To change or amend
To turn aside or be turned aside from a straight path or established pattern.
To transform so as to exalt or glorify
(Elec.) To change (a voltage or current value) by use of a transformer
(Intransitive) To completely alter one's form.
To undergo transmutation.
To change the purpose, intention, or content of by persuasion or influence:
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(Computing) During the course of processing some data, and in response to a directive in that data, to fetch data from a different source and process it in-line along with the original data.
Causing or tending to cause alteration
(Archaic) Pertaining to emendation; corrective
A change in form for the worse
A policy or practice permitting a juvenile to be removed from traditional processing in juvenile court and placed in a program involving an alternative disposition, such as treatment or rehabilitation services.
(Biol.) A sudden variation in some inheritable characteristic in a germ cell of an individual animal or plant, as distinguished from a variation resulting from generations of gradual change
To construct again; rebuild; make over
To deprive of anything essential; weaken
To cut off or damage a limb or other important part of (a person or animal)
The expression of a quantity in alternative units, as of length or weight.
(Absolute Deviation) The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.
An alteration intended to improve:
A complete change; a transformation:
A relation of mutual dependence or action or influence
Transformation is the process of changing.
(Radio) To vary the amplitude, frequency, or phase of (an oscillation, as a carrier wave) in accordance with some signal
To render ineffective or powerless:
(Intransitive) To alter by making unauthorized changes; to meddle.
To make free of living microorganisms, as by subjecting to great heat or chemical action
Having or consisting of various kinds or forms; diverse:
The state of being altered; a change made in the form or nature of a thing; changed condition.
To adjust oneself
Antonyms for Alter
To support from below; keep from falling or sinking; prop:
let stand
change
To be left or left over when the rest has been taken away, destroyed, or disposed of in some way
To keep in possession or use.
To keep from injury, peril, or harm; protect.
To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain:
To raise:
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To become different
The process by which cells and organisms produce other cells and organisms of the same kind. &diamf3; The reproduction of organisms by the union of male and female reproductive cells (gametes) is called sexual reproduction. Many unicellular and most multicellular organisms reproduce sexually. &diamf3; Reproduction in which offspring are produced by a single parent, without the union of reproductive cells, is called asexual reproduction. The fission (splitting) of bacterial cells and the cells of multicellular organisms by mitosis is a form of asexual reproduction, as is the budding of yeast cells and the generation of clones by runners in plants. Many plants and fungi are capable of reproducing both sexually and asexually, as are some animals, such as sponges and aphids.
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