How to pronounce alter

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What alter means

verb

To change something, like making clothes fit better

In a sentence: The tailor will alter the pants so they are not too long.

Where it comes from: It comes from French, from a Latin word meaning "to make other." That word was built on alter, Latin for "the other."

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