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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/ التّغيّرFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
altering /ˈɒltəɹɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]upravování
altering /ˈɒltəɹɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]měnění
altering /ˈɒltəɹɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]pozměňování
altering /ˈɒltəɹɪŋ/ ändernd, umändernd see: alter sth., alteredFrom 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 officesFrom 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 flightFrom 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, alteredFrom English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
altering /ˈɒltəɹɪŋ/ ažuriranje, mijenjanjeFrom 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. módosulásFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]/ˈɔɫtɝɪŋ/
v. 更改;变更