alter
To change the form or structure of.
Verb 4 meanings
To change the form or structure of.
“Near-synonym: tweak”
To become different.
To tailor clothes to make them fit.
To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).
Noun 1 meaning
One of the personalities, identities, or selves in a person with dissociative identity disorder or another form of multiplicity.
Etymology
From Old French alterer (French altérer), from Medieval Latin alterāre (“to make other”), from Latin alter (“the other”), from al- (seen in alius (“other”), alienus (“of another”), etc.; see alias, alien, etc.) + compar. suffix -ter.
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ALTER at a glance
ALTER has 5 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (A 1 + L 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,438 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with alter
All rhymes- AFTER8
- BETTER8
- WATER8
- LATER5
- MATTER8
- CENTER8
- CHARACTER16
- DAUGHTER13
- MINISTER10
- COMPUTER14
- LETTER6
- SISTER6
One letter away
- AFTER8
- ALTAR5
- ALDER6
- ASTER5
- APTER7
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