alter
Tags: TOEFL core, academic
verb
To change something, usually slightly.
- She decided to alter the dress to make it shorter.
- The plans were altered after the meeting.
verb altered
Changed from the original form or condition.
- His voice sounded altered by the microphone.
- The document was altered to include new information.
noun alteration
A change or modification.
- The tailor made an alteration to the jacket.
- Climate change has caused serious alterations in weather patterns.
adjective alterable
Able to be changed.
- The schedule is alterable if problems arise.
- These rules are alterable with approval.
adverb alterably
In a way that allows change; not fixed.
- The system is designed alterably to fit different needs.
- The plan was set up alterably, not permanently.