Meaning of altered in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈɔltərd/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    altered

    Definitions

    1. having testicles or ovaries removed

    Synonyms

  2. 2. changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose

    Examples

    • « seeds precisely adapted to the area »
    • « instructions altered to suit the children's different ages »

    Synonyms

  3. Qualitative Adjective

    altered

    Definitions

    1. changed in form or character without becoming something else

    Examples

    • « the altered policy promised success »
    • « following an altered course we soon found ourselves back in civilization »
    • « he looked...with couded eyes and with an altered manner of breathing- Charle »

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