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to alter

to alter

101 7.9
To change a text by adding words, often to make it false
  • verb
  • /ˈɔltər/
translation icon : falsificar
  • The facts can always be altered when you're telling a story.
  • altered names
  • added or altered
  • a section was altered

Examples

  • New practices and policies had completely altered their African culture displays.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The Wolf's body is hidden in shadow, the voice digitally altered to a deep bass growl.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • It's a it's a process where you can alter it and then nobody can see it.

  • Now Lincoln altered the words to.

  • You might be able to alter the perception of a candidate using the newspapers.

  • Few would argue that the defense budget should not be altered to reflect threats and policy shifts.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Before they really understood how man's presence had altered the natural pattern here.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The Reddit CEO actively altered and censored user comments.

  • In this case, forgeries include altered documents and dates, and falsified provenance.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The journalist was accused of altering the quotes in her article to create a false narrative.

Synonyms

to twist
vsto alter
144 6.3

To change what someone said to make it mean something different, often to mislead

does this specifically by putting words into a text to falsify
to distort
vsto alter
97 4.6

To change facts so they become false or misleading

does this mainly by inserting words into a text to mislead
to falsify
vsto alter
  • Formal
44 7.3

To make documents or facts not true to deceive people

focuses on adding words into a text rather than general fabrication
to warp
vsto alter
30 7.4

To change facts or stories so they are not true

typically applies when words are added into a text to falsify it
to garble
vsto alter
8 8.0

To change a message so people cannot understand it

refers to adding words to change meaning intentionally rather than accidental confusion
to interpolate
vsto alter
  • Formal
1 9.2

Put extra words or lines into a text, often changing its original meaning

aims to add words often with intent to falsify the text

Compounds

alter ego
7 6.0

A second identity that is different from a person's usual self

alter ego
5 6.5

A very close friend who seems almost part of you

How Deceptive

to forge
  • NSFW
66 7.1
to falsify
  • Formal
44 7.3
to alter
101 7.9
to interpolate
  • Formal
1 9.2
to insert
208 3.5

Surface Forms

alter infinitive
altered past
altered past participle
altering present participle
alters third person singular

Etymology

Alter used for changing a document keeps the same basic idea from Latin alter ('other'): to make the original 'other' or different. So when someone alters a text, they change the words, sometimes to hide the truth.