Hyphenation of Alter

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Alter? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Al-ter

Definitions of Alter:

1.	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
2.	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
3.	Make an alteration to This dress needs to be altered
4.	Insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
5.	Remove the ovaries of Is your cat spayed?

Synonyms of Alter:

verb	change, modify
verb	change, vary
verb	change, modify
verb	interpolate, falsify, edit, redact
verb	neuter, spay, castrate, sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix

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Hyphenator

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