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    al·ter·a·tion
    [ˌôltəˈrāSHən]
    noun
    alteration (noun) · alterations (plural noun)
    1. the action or process of altering or being altered:
      "alterations had to be made" · "timetables are subject to alteration without notice"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin alteratio(n-), from the verb alterare (see alter).
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    noun
    1. the action or process of altering or being altered:
      change
      adjustment
      adaptation
      modification
      variation
      conversion
      revision
      amendment
      remodeling
      reshaping
      remolding
      redoing
      reconstruction
      rebuilding
      recasting
      reorganization
      rearrangement
      reordering
      reshuffling
      restyling
      rejigging
      reworking
      renewal
      renewing
      revamping
      renovation
      remaking
      metamorphosis
      transformation
      transfiguration
      translation
      evolution
      mutation
      sea change
      transmogrification
      Opposite:
      preservation
     
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    What does the word "alter" mean?
    Some common synonyms of alter are change, modify, and vary. While all these words mean "to make or become different," alter implies a difference in some particular respect without suggesting loss of identity. When is it sensible to use change instead of alter? In some situations, the words change and alter are roughly equivalent.

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    What are some of the features of alter?
    alter implies a difference in some particular respect without suggesting loss of identity. vary stresses a breaking away from sameness, duplication, or exact repetition. modify suggests a difference that limits, restricts, or adapts to a new purpose. Alcohol can alter a person's mood. He altered his will to leave everything to his sister.

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    What are some synonyms for alter?
    Some common synonyms of alter are change, modify, and vary. While all these words mean "to make or become different," alter implies a difference in some particular respect without suggesting loss of identity. When is it sensible to use change instead of alter? In some situations, the words change and alter are roughly equivalent.

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    An alteration is a change in the physical structure or substance of the earth. Metamorphic rocks are formed by the alteration of preexisting igneous or sedimentary rocks, usually by intense heat or pressure, or mineralizing fluids.

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    Alteration is a noun that means a change in or to something, or the process of changing something. Learn more about its pronunciation, usage, and related terms with Collins Dictionary.

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    Learn the meaning of alteration as a noun, with examples of usage and pronunciation. Alteration is the act, process, or result of changing or modifying something.

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