alter (ˈɔːltə) ![]() | |
| —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 | |
| 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. |