alterable
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tər adjective
capable of being altered.
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alter (ˈɔːltə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or become different in some respect; change |
| 2. | informal chiefly (US) (tr) castrate a euphemistic word for spay |
| [C14: from Old French alterer, from Medieval Latin alterāre to change, from Latin alter other] | |
| 'alterable | |
| —adj | |
| 'alterably | |
| —adv | |
| altera'bility | |
| —n | |
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Alterable
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
Patient age and the presence of cancer are two factors that are not alterable.
Those goals and strategies, though inexact and alterable, are vital in setting national priorities.
It represents the possibility of an alterable future.
However, a third factor that is alterable is rehabilitation.
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