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alter course — change the direction one is traveling in … English contemporary dictionary
alter — alterer, n. /awl teuhr/, v.t. 1. to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course. 2. to castrate or spay. v.i. 3. to change; become different or modified. [1350… … Universalium
Alter — Al ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Altered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Altering}.] [F. alt[ e]rer, LL. alterare, fr. L. alter other, alius other. Cf. {Else}, {Other}.] 1. To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alter one's course — index detour Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
alter — [v1] change adapt, adjust, amend, change, convert, cook, correct mid course*, develop, dial back*, diversify, doctor, fine tune*, make different, metamorphose, modify, mutate, phony up*, recalibrate, recast, reconstruct, refashion, reform,… … New thesaurus
Course de la Paix — Infobox compétition sportive Course de la Paix Wyścig Pokoju Internationale Friedensfahrt Závod míru Généralités … Wikipédia en Français
course — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 complete series of lessons or lectures ADJECTIVE ▪ computer, psychology, Spanish, etc. ▪ crash, intensive ▪ short … Collocations dictionary
alter — verb ADVERB ▪ completely, considerably (esp. BrE), dramatically, drastically, fundamentally, greatly, profoundly, radically, significantly, substantially … Collocations dictionary
alter — al•ter [[t]ˈɔl tər[/t]] v. t. 1) to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will[/ex] 2) vet to castrate or spay 3) to change; become different or modified • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
LANDESMAN, ALTER — (1895–1981), Jewish educator. Born in Lithuania, he immigrated to the United States in 1906 and earned his B.A. at Western Reserve University (1917), was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1922, and earned a D.H.L. in 1928. As a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
