changed in form or character without becoming something else; the altered policy promised success; following an altered course we soon found ourselves back in civilization; he looked...with clouded eyes and with an altered manner of breathing- Charles Dickens

having testicles or ovaries removed

[ Syn: neutered ]

changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose; seeds precisely adapted to the area; instructions altered to suit the childrens different ages

[ Syn: adapted ]