Alter

a. [Fr. altérer, from Lat. alter are.] To change a thing in some of its parts; to render it otherwise than it was; so, to alter a writing is to blot and interpolate it; to change it, is to substitute another in its place. -To take off from an opinion, a persuasion, or party. "I am no way altered from my opinion."-Dryden. -v. n. To become otherwise than it was; to vary; as, "the weather alters from bright to cloudy." Alterabil'ity, n. The quality of being susceptible of IMG:content-0149.png:[graphic] alteration. Alterable, a . [Fr.] That which may be altered or Alterable ne , n. The quality of being alterable, or admitting alterations from external causes. Alterably, adv . In such a manner as may be altered. Al'terant, a. [See ALTER.] That which has the power of producing alterations in anything. -n. Same as ALTERATIVE. Altera'tion, n . [Fr. altération .] The act of altering or changing in some particular. The state of being altered to, or changed.