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alter

verb
  1. to remove the ovaries of
    “The veterinarian altered the cat.”
    neuter
  2. to become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
    “I altered my clothing style through the years.”
    change
  3. to cause to change
    “I altered the secret code.”
    change
  4. to insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
    “The spy secretly altered the records to hide their actions.”
    interpolatefalsify
  5. to make an alteration to
    “I alter clothes for a living.”