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altered
adjective
changed in form or character without becoming something else
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ˈɔːl.təd
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adjective
changed in form or character without becoming something else
“the altered policy promised success”
adjective
changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
“seeds precisely adapted to the area”
adjective
having testicles or ovaries removed
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the altered policy promised success
following an altered course we soon found ourselves back in civilization
{'source': 'Charles Dickens', 'text': 'he looked … with clouded eyes and with an altered manner of breathing'}
seeds precisely adapted to the area
instructions altered to suit the children's different ages
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