altering

Meaning of altering

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.
    Eliot was persuaded to alter the passage
    our outward appearance alters as we get older

late Middle English: from Old French alterer, from late Latin alterare, from Latin alter ‘other’.

Information about altering

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of altering

al-ter-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • altering is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

altering synonyms

Meaning neutering:

neutering, fixing

Meaning alter in terms of:

change

Meaning alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result:

adjust

Meaning make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify:

adapt

Meaning make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances:

amend

Meaning make or become better:

improve

Meaning make partial or minor changes to (something):

modify

Meaning adapt (a building) to make it suitable for a new purpose:

convert

Meaning examine and make corrections or alterations to (written or printed matter):

revise

Meaning give (a metal object) a different form by melting it down and reshaping it:

recast

Meaning make changes in (something, especially an institution or practice) in order to improve it:

reform

Meaning shape or form (something) differently or again:

reshape

Meaning fashion (something) again or differently:

refashion

Meaning design (something) again or in a different way:

redesign

Meaning rearrange or remake in a new shape or layout:

restyle

Meaning give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to:

revamp

Meaning make changes to the original version of (something):

rework

Meaning make (something) again or differently:

remake

Meaning change the structure or form of (something, especially a building):

remodel

Meaning change the appearance, structure, or character of:

remould

Meaning do (something) again or differently:

redo

Meaning build or form (something) again after it has been damaged or destroyed:

reconstruct

Meaning change the way in which (something) is organized:

reorganize

Meaning request (something) to be made, supplied, or served again:

reorder

Meaning remove impurities or unwanted elements from (a substance), typically as part of an industrial process:

refine

Meaning change the focus or direction of:

reorient

Meaning another term for reorient:

reorientate

Meaning differ in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class:

vary

Meaning make a marked change in the form, nature, or appearance of:

transform

Meaning transform into something more beautiful or elevated:

transfigure

Meaning change in form, nature, or substance:

transmute

Meaning develop gradually:

evolve

Meaning modify (something) to suit a particular individual or task:

customize

Meaning make or adapt for a particular purpose or person:

tailor

Meaning improve (a mechanism or system) by making fine adjustments to it:

tweak

Meaning submit to a process of alteration, rearrangement, or permutation:

permute

Meaning move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point:

turn

Meaning change or cause to change completely in form or nature:

metamorphose

altering antonyms

Meaning maintain (something) in its original or existing state:

preserve

Anagrams of altering

alerting, integral, legatrin, relating, tanglier, teraglin, Triangle, triangle

Words that rhyme with altering

Ring, ring, Baring, Dearing, Spearing, Waring, Wearing, Zearing, abearing, afearing, affearing, afterhearing, anearing, appearing, ashlaring, backbearing, baring, bearing, beggaring, besmearing, bevaring, bewaring, blaring, blearing, burglaring, calendaring, caring, cellaring, charing, cheddaring, cheeseparing, childbearing, chivaring, clearing, coappearing, collaring, comparing, compearing, daring, dearing, declaring, dellaring, desugaring, disappearing, dogearing, drearing, earing, emparing, endearing, ensearing

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