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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Alter \Al"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Altered; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Altering.] [F. alt['e]rer, LL. alterare, fr. L. alter
     other, alius other. Cf. Else, Other.]
     1. To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either
        partially or wholly; to vary; to modify. ``To alter the
        king's course.'' ``To alter the condition of a man.'' ``No
        power in Venice can alter a decree.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              It gilds all objects, but it alters none. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing
              that is gone out of my lips.          --Ps. lxxxix.
                                                    34.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To agitate; to affect mentally. [Obs.] --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To geld. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Change, Alter.
  
     Usage: Change is generic and the stronger term. It may
            express a loss of identity, or the substitution of one
            thing in place of another; alter commonly expresses a
            partial change, or a change in form or details without
            destroying identity.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Alter \Al"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Altered; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Altering.] [F. alt['e]rer, LL. alterare, fr. L. alter
     other, alius other. Cf. Else, Other.]
     1. To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either
        partially or wholly; to vary; to modify. ``To alter the
        king's course.'' ``To alter the condition of a man.'' ``No
        power in Venice can alter a decree.'' --Shak.
  
              It gilds all objects, but it alters none. --Pope.
  
              My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing
              that is gone out of my lips.          --Ps. lxxxix.
                                                    34.
  
     2. To agitate; to affect mentally. [Obs.] --Milton.
  
     3. To geld. [Colloq.]
  
     Syn: Change, Alter.
  
     Usage: Change is generic and the stronger term. It may
            express a loss of identity, or the substitution of one
            thing in place of another; alter commonly expresses a
            partial change, or a change in form or details without
            destroying identity.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  altering
       n : the sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet
           for neutering" [syn: neutering, fixing]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  altering
     n.
     alteration
     vb.
     (present participle of en alter nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  altering
     n.
     alteration
     vb.
     (present participle of en alter nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  altering
     n.
     alteration
     vb.
     (present participle of en alter nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  altering
     n.
     alteration
     vb.
     (present participle of en alter nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  altering
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm a lter ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  altering
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en alter ordform=prespart)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Altering /ˈɒltəɹɪŋ/
  التّغيّر

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  altering /ˈɒltəɹɪŋ/ 
  upravování

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  altering /ˈɒltəɹɪŋ/ 
  měnění

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  altering /ˈɒltəɹɪŋ/ 
  pozměňování

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  altering /ˈɒltəɹɪŋ/
  ändernd, umändernd
   see: alter sth., altered
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  altering /ˈɒltəɹɪŋ/
  umbauend, bauliche Veränderungen vornehmend
     Synonyms: converting, making structural alterations
  
   see: alter sth., convert sth., make structural alterations to sth., altered, converted, made structural alterations, alter a building, alter / convert a farm building into storage and offices
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  altering /ˈɒltəɹɪŋ/
  umbuchend
     Synonym: changing
  
   see: alter, change, altered, changed, alters, changes, altered, changed, transfer sb. (on)to another flight
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  altering /ˈɒltəɹɪŋ/
  verändernd, abändernd, ändernd
   see: alter sth., altered, alter the biochemical composition, alter your plans, alter your will, alter the course of history, Alcohol can alter a person's mood.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  altering /ˈɒltəɹɪŋ/
  sich verändernd
   see: alter, altered
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  altering /ˈɒltəɹɪŋ/
  ažuriranje, mijenjanje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  altering /ˈɒltəɹɪŋ/
  1. változtatás
  2. átdolgozás
  3. megváltoztatás
  4. változó
  5. átalakítás
  6. átalakuló
  7. módosuló
  8. átalakulás
  9. módosítás
  10. megváltozás
  11. módosulás

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɔɫtɝɪŋ/

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     v. 更改;变更

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