alter

• "make different"
• "cause a transformation"
• "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"
• "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

Synonyms

• changean event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; a relational difference between states; the action of changing something; the result of alteration or modification; the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due; a thing that is different; a different or fresh set of clothes; coins of small denomination regarded collectively; money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; a difference that is usually pleasant; cause to change; undergo a change; become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; change clothes; exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; give to, and receive from, one another; change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; become deeper in tone; remove or replace the coverings of
• modifymake less severe or harsh or extreme; add a modifier to a constituent ; cause to change

• "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"
• "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

Synonyms

• changean event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; a relational difference between states; the action of changing something; the result of alteration or modification; the balance of money received when the amount you tender is greater than the amount due; a thing that is different; a different or fresh set of clothes; coins of small denomination regarded collectively; money received in return for its equivalent in a larger denomination or a different currency; a difference that is usually pleasant; cause to change; undergo a change; become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; change clothes; exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; give to, and receive from, one another; change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; become deeper in tone; remove or replace the coverings of
• varybecome different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; be at variance with; be subject to change in accordance with a variable; make something more diverse and varied

• "This dress needs to be altered"

Synonyms

• interpolateestimate the value of ; insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
• falsifymake false by mutilation or addition; tamper, with the purpose of deception; prove false; falsify knowingly; insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

• "Is your cat spayed?"

Synonyms

• neuterremove the ovaries of; a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine) ; of grammatical gender; having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs
• spayremove the ovaries of
• castratea man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; deprive of strength or vigor; edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; remove the testicles of a male animal ; remove the ovaries of