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altérer — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alter verb To change something, especially in a fairly small or specific way.
  • alteration noun A change made to something, or the act of making that change.
  • impair verb To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
  • swing verb To move back and forth or in a circular path while hanging from a fixed point.

Senses

altérer is used for these senses in English:

  • alter (ambitransitive) To change the form or structure of.
  • alteration The act of altering or making different.
  • impair (transitive) To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
  • swing (transitive) To change (a numerical result); especially to change the outcome of an election.

alter — full definition

  1. verb To change something, especially in a fairly small or specific way.
  2. verb To neuter or spay an animal.

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