# altered

Pronunciation: US say "AWL-turd" /ˈɔl.tɚd/; UK say "AWL-tuhd" /ˈɔːl.təd/

## Adjective

1. Changed from an original form or condition.
   - Simple: Changed so that something is no longer the way it first was.
   - _The altered document showed several differences from the signed version._
   - _Investigators discovered altered serial numbers on the stolen engine parts._
3. Neutered or spayed; having had the reproductive organs removed so the animal cannot breed.
   - Simple: Fixed by surgery so that a pet can no longer have babies.
   - _Most clinics recommend keeping altered pets calm for a day after surgery._
   - _The adoption form confirmed that the dog was already altered._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of alter. — simple past and past participle of alter
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of alter. Use this form for changing that already happened.
   - _The architect altered the blueprints before construction began._
   - _Heavy rains altered the river's course over the decades._

## Noun

4. A class of drag-racing car, usually built with only a partial body positioned behind an exposed engine.
   - Simple: A type of drag racing car with only part of a body and an engine left out in the open.
   - _The driver climbed into his altered before the final round._
   - _Several altereds lined up at the starting line._

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