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Meaning of the word altered in English

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altered

US /ˈɑːl.tɚd/
UK /ˈɑːl.tɚd/

Verb

1.

change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.

Example:
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Eliot was persuaded to alter the passage
Synonym:
changeadjustadaptamendimprovemodifyconvertreviserecastreformreshaperefashionredesignrestylerevampreworkremakeremodelremouldredoreconstructreorganizereorderrefinereorientreorientatevarytransformtransfiguretransmuteevolvecustomizetailortweakpermuteturnmetamorphose
Synonym:
preserve
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Related Word:
alteralteration