Alter - English meaning

verb

Make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify.

Usage examples:

Hospitals have had to be adapted for modern medical practice

verb

Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

verb

To adjust to different conditions or uses, or to change to meet different situations

verb

Alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result.

Usage examples:

He smoothed his hair and adjusted his tie

verb

Alter or regulate so as to conform to a standard

verb

To change something slightly to make it fit, work better, or be more suitable

Usage examples:

[ t ] adjust the angle of your monitor so you can easily read it., [ i ] you need time to adjust to…

verb

Make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances.

Usage examples:

The rule was amended to apply only to non-members

verb

To change the words of something written, esp. a law or a legal document

Usage examples:

The terms of the contract were amended in later years.

verb

To change something, especially the words of a text

Usage examples:

They were too hasty to amend or drop initiatives that did not work immediately., amend sth to sth i…

verb

Make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.

Usage examples:

Both parties voted against proposals to change the law

noun

An act or process through which something becomes different.

Usage examples:

The change from a nomadic to an agricultural society

verb

Change the form, character, or function of something.

Usage examples:

Modernization has converted the country from a primitive society to a near-industrial one

noun

A person who has been persuaded to change their religious faith or other belief.

Usage examples:

He is a recent convert to the church

verb

To change the character, appearance, or operation of something

Usage examples:

[ t ] we converted our oil furnace to gas to save money., [ i ] most of the families in the communi…

verb

Make or become better.

Usage examples:

Efforts to improve relations between the countries

verb

To make better

verb

Make partial or minor changes to (something).

Usage examples:

She may be prepared to modify her views

verb

To change something slightly, esp. to improve it or make it more acceptable or less extreme

Usage examples:

The school board decided to modify its existing employment policy.

verb

To slightly change something such as a plan, method, or law, usually to improve it or make it more acceptable

Usage examples:

All files are marked with the date and time they were last modified., we modified some of the wordi…

abbreviation

Recto.

noun

The eighteenth letter of the alphabet.

noun

A number between +1 and −1 calculated so as to represent the linear interdependence of two variables or sets of data.

verb

Give (a metal object) a different form by melting it down and reshaping it.

Usage examples:

In 1919, the bells were recast

verb

To change the form of something, or to change an actor in a play or film

Usage examples:

She recast her novel as a musical comedy., in despair, the theatre director recast the leading role.

verb

Design (something) again or in a different way.

Usage examples:

The front seats have been redesigned

noun

The action or process of redesigning something.

Usage examples:

It was achieved by the redesign of the product

verb

Fashion (something) again or differently.

Usage examples:

The industry reshaped and refashioned itself

verb

Shape or form (something) differently or again.

Usage examples:

The decrees will thoroughly reshape poland's economy

verb

To change the character or organization of something

Usage examples:

Baby boomers continue to reshape society as they age., governments have sought to reduce or reshape…

verb

To make an organization, industry, system, etc. operate differently

Usage examples:

The company will have to lose jobs to reshape the business., the proposal is an effort to reshape h…

verb

Rearrange or remake in a new shape or layout.

Usage examples:

Nick restyled rebecca's hair

noun

An instance of restyling something.

Usage examples:

A fast restyle on dry hair

verb

Give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to.

Usage examples:

An attempt to revamp the museum's image

noun

An act of improving the form, structure, or appearance of something.

Usage examples:

The brand was given a $1 million revamp

verb

To change something, or to make or arrange something differently, in order to improve it

Usage examples:

This country’s health care system needs revamping.

verb

Examine and make corrections or alterations to (written or printed matter).

Usage examples:

The book was published in 1960 and revised in 1968

noun

A proof including corrections made in an earlier proof.

Usage examples:

I handed in the revises this morning

verb

Make changes to the original version of (something).

Usage examples:

He reworked the orchestral score for two pianos

verb

To change a speech, other writing, or a drawing to make it better or more suitable for a particular purpose

verb

To make changes to calculations of costs, prices, etc. in order to make them more accurate

Usage examples:

The irish low-cost airline will present a reworked subsidy package as part of its appeal against th…