alter
verb
[ ˈɔːltə ]
• change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.
• "Eliot was persuaded to alter the passage"
Similar:
change,
make changes to,
make different,
make alterations to,
adjust,
make adjustments to,
adapt,
amend,
improve,
modify,
convert,
revise,
recast,
reform,
reshape,
refashion,
redesign,
restyle,
revamp,
rework,
remake,
remodel,
remould,
redo,
reconstruct,
reorganize,
reorder,
refine,
reorient,
reorientate,
vary,
transform,
transfigure,
transmute,
evolve,
customize,
tailor,
tweak,
permute,
become different,
undergo a change,
undergo a sea change,
turn,
metamorphose,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French alterer, from late Latin alterare, from Latin alter ‘other’.
