Alter
verb
To change or make different in some way.
You need to alter your eating habits to stay healthy.
Often appears as...
- alter one's course
- alter the situation
verb
To tailor clothes to fit better.
These pants are too big, they need to be altered.
Often appears as...
- alter a dress
- alter a suit
verb
In zoology, alter means to change the reproductive capacity of an animal, especially via neutering or spaying.
Many pet owners choose to alter their pets to avoid unwanted offspring.
Often appears as...
- alter an animal
- neutering and altering
verb
To change or make different in some way.
You need to alter your eating habits to stay healthy.
Often appears as...
- alter one's course
- alter the situation
verb
To tailor clothes to fit better.
These pants are too big, they need to be altered.
Often appears as...
- alter a dress
- alter a suit
verb
In zoology, alter means to change the reproductive capacity of an animal, especially via neutering or spaying.
Many pet owners choose to alter their pets to avoid unwanted offspring.
Often appears as...
- alter an animal
- neutering and altering
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Subtle Changes
Use 'alter' to imply small but meaningful changes, rather than complete transformations.
To improve your health, slightly alter your daily routine.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
'Alter' can indicate changes that affect emotions, signaling important adjustments.
The news did not alter her cheerful mood.
Pro Tip 3/3Plan Deviations
Use 'alter' when plans or decisions are intentionally changed in response to new circumstances.
We altered our travel plans due to the storm.
Pro Tip 1/3Subtle Changes
Use 'alter' to imply small but meaningful changes, rather than complete transformations.
To improve your health, slightly alter your daily routine.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
'Alter' can indicate changes that affect emotions, signaling important adjustments.
The news did not alter her cheerful mood.
Pro Tip 3/3Plan Deviations
Use 'alter' when plans or decisions are intentionally changed in response to new circumstances.
We altered our travel plans due to the storm.
Pro Tip 1/3Subtle Changes
Use 'alter' to imply small but meaningful changes, rather than complete transformations.
To improve your health, slightly alter your daily routine.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
'Alter' can indicate changes that affect emotions, signaling important adjustments.
The news did not alter her cheerful mood.
Pro Tip 3/3Plan Deviations
Use 'alter' when plans or decisions are intentionally changed in response to new circumstances.
We altered our travel plans due to the storm.
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Why are we so attached...
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The Atlantic slave...
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How does a jellyfish...
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A brief history of...
changing the balance of these chemicals can deeply alter how we respond to even extremely difficult circumstances. There's also a long tradition of attempting to discern the value of sadness, and in that discussion, you'll find a strong argument that sadness is not only
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What is bipolar...
by stabilizing moods. These mood stabilizing medications work by decreasing abnormal activity in the brain, thereby strengthening the viable neural connections. Other frequently used medications include antipsychotics, which alter the effects of dopamine,
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Jonathan Foley: The...
Well, again and again, what we find as we look around the world in our little tour of the world is that landscape after landscape after landscape have been cleared and altered for growing food and other crops. So one of the questions we've been asking is,
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discovered the first black hole. An untold number of black holes are scattered throughout the universe, constantly warping space and time, altering entire galaxies, and endlessly inspiring both scientists and our collective imagination.
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Filming Galapagos Giant...
ones have like tortoises always having galapagos or they might see a world that has altered it completely they can't change that outcome only we can do that
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How to deal with...
it to be altered on demand this anger protected me I knew what I knew and it couldn't be erased so the person gaslighting you will often try to bully
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How do drugs affect the...
receive an injection, or otherwise take some kind of medicine during their lives, but most of us don't know anything about how these substances actually work. How can various compounds impact the way we physically feel, think, and even behave? For the most part, this depends on how a drug alters the communication
Video examples
Why are we so attached...
For similar reasons, many of us are reluctant to part with family heirlooms which help us feel connected to lost loved ones. These beliefs can even alter our perception of the physical world and change our athletic abilities. Participants in a recent study were told they were using a golf putter
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
and capturing slaves became a motivation for war, rather than its result. To defend themselves from slave raids, neighboring kingdoms needed European firearms, which they also bought with slaves. The slave trade had become an arms race, altering societies and economies across the continent.
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
Rinsing with vinegar will usually render undischarged nematocysts inactive. Seawater can also help remove residual nematocysts. But don't use fresh water because any change in salt balance alters the osmotic pressure outside of the cnidocyte and will trigger the nematocyst to fire.
Video examples
A brief history of...
changing the balance of these chemicals can deeply alter how we respond to even extremely difficult circumstances. There's also a long tradition of attempting to discern the value of sadness, and in that discussion, you'll find a strong argument that sadness is not only
Video examples
What is bipolar...
by stabilizing moods. These mood stabilizing medications work by decreasing abnormal activity in the brain, thereby strengthening the viable neural connections. Other frequently used medications include antipsychotics, which alter the effects of dopamine,
Video examples
Jonathan Foley: The...
Well, again and again, what we find as we look around the world in our little tour of the world is that landscape after landscape after landscape have been cleared and altered for growing food and other crops. So one of the questions we've been asking is,
Video examples
Black Holes 101 PIPE...
discovered the first black hole. An untold number of black holes are scattered throughout the universe, constantly warping space and time, altering entire galaxies, and endlessly inspiring both scientists and our collective imagination.
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Filming Galapagos Giant...
ones have like tortoises always having galapagos or they might see a world that has altered it completely they can't change that outcome only we can do that
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How to deal with...
it to be altered on demand this anger protected me I knew what I knew and it couldn't be erased so the person gaslighting you will often try to bully
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Hilary Mantel
English Writer
Concentrate your narrative energy on the point of change. This is especially important for historical fiction. When your character is new to a place, or things alter around them, that's the point to step back and fill in the details of their world.
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Emily Bronte
English Novelist
I have dreamed in my life, dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they have gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind.
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Ian Watson
British Writer
Basically, I tend to see the world differently to other people, and I write books and stories to alter the imagination of people so that they also see the world in a different way.
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James Allen
British Author
Our life is what our thoughts make it. A man will find that as he alters his thoughts toward things and other people, things and other people will alter towards him.
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James Truslow Adams
American Historian
The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind.
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Helen Skelton
English Entertainer
Losing two cousins who were really close to me altered my perspective on life massively.
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H. G. Wells
English Author
No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft.
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Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.
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William James
American Philosopher
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
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Scott Gottlieb
American Public Servant
Covid-19 has altered world history.
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Hilary Mantel
English Writer
Concentrate your narrative energy on the point of change. This is especially important for historical fiction. When your character is new to a place, or things alter around them, that's the point to step back and fill in the details of their world.
Quote examples
Emily Bronte
English Novelist
I have dreamed in my life, dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they have gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind.
Quote examples
Ian Watson
British Writer
Basically, I tend to see the world differently to other people, and I write books and stories to alter the imagination of people so that they also see the world in a different way.
Quote examples
James Allen
British Author
Our life is what our thoughts make it. A man will find that as he alters his thoughts toward things and other people, things and other people will alter towards him.
Quote examples
James Truslow Adams
American Historian
The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind.
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Helen Skelton
English Entertainer
Losing two cousins who were really close to me altered my perspective on life massively.
Quote examples
H. G. Wells
English Author
No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft.
Quote examples
Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.
Quote examples
William James
American Philosopher
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
Quote examples
Scott Gottlieb
American Public Servant
Covid-19 has altered world history.
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