alter
To change the form or structure of.
Other meanings
To become different.
To tailor clothes to make them fit.
Synonyms
- change
- modify
Word history
From Latin "alter" (the other).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “alter” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.