cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue

[ Syn: change , modify ]

become different in some particular way, without permanently losing ones or its former characteristics or essence; her mood changes in accordance with the weather; The supermarkets selection of vegetables varies according to the season

[ Syn: change , vary ]

make an alteration to; This dress needs to be altered'

insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

[ Syn: interpolate , falsify ]

remove the ovaries of; Is your cat spayed?

[ Syn: neuter , spay , castrate ]