Alter

v. t.	1.	To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify. [imp. & p. p. Altered ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Altering.] It gilds all objects, but it alters none. - Pope. My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. - Ps. lxxxix. 34.
	2.	To agitate; to affect mentally.
	3.	To geld.
v. i.	1.	To become, in some respects, different; to vary; to change; as, the weather alters almost daily; rocks or minerals alter by exposure.

Verb	1.	alter - cause to change; 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: change, modify
	2.	alter - make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" Synonyms: vary, change
	3.	alter - make an alteration to; "This dress needs to be altered"
	4.	alter - insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby Synonyms: interpolate, falsify
	5.	alter - remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?" Synonyms: neuter, spay, castrate

TO ALTER. To change. Alterations are made either in the contract itself, or in the instrument which is evidence of it. The contract may at any time be altered with the consent of the parties, and the alteration may be either in writing or not in writing.
     2. It is a general rule that the terms of a contract under seal, cannot be changed by a parol agreement. Cooke, 500; 3 Blackf. R. 353; 4 Bibb. 1. But it has been decided that an alteration of a contract by specialty, made by parol, makes it all parol. 2 Watts, 451; 1 Wash. R. 170; 4 Cowen, 564; 3 Harr. & John. 438; 9 Pick. 298; 1 East, R. 619; but see 3 S.& R. 579.
     3. When the contract is, in writing, but not under seal, it may be varied by parol, and the whole will make but one agreement. 9 Cowen, 115; 5.N. H. Rep. 99; 6 Harr. & John, 38; 18 John. 420; 1 John. Cas. 22; 5 Cowen, 606; Pet. C. C. R. 221; 1 Fairf. 414.
     4. When the contract is evidenced by a specialty, and it is altered by parol, the whole will be considered as a parol agreement. 2 Watt 451; 9 Pick. 298. For alteration of instruments see Erasure; Interlineation. See, generally, 7 Greenl. 76, 121, 394; 15 John. 200; 2 Penna. R. 454.

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