alter
VERB
/ɔltər/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A
alter is a valid 5-letter word worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
A1L1T1E1R1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =5 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 10TRIPLE WORD → 15
MEANING
What does alter mean?
VERB · 5 SENSES
1
Insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby.
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2
Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.
“The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city”
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3
Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence.
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4
Remove the ovaries of.
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5
Make an alteration to.
“This dress needs to be altered”
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