adj · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɔːl.təd/
General-American:/ˈɔl.tɚd/
cot-caught-merger:/ˈɑl.tɚd/
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CMU ARPABET:AO1 L T ER0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having been changed from an original form.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Neutered; having had testicles or uterus and ovaries removed to prevent procreation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: usually a pet
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A kind of car in drag racing, usually with a partial body situated behind the exposed engine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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4
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of alter
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
changed in form or character without becoming something else- Charles Dickens
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the altered policy promised success
following an altered course we soon found ourselves back in civilization
he looked...with clouded eyes and with an altered manner of breathing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unaltered
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
seeds precisely adapted to the area
instructions altered to suit the children's different ages
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: adapted
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
having testicles or ovaries removed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: neutered
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُعَدَّل
(muʕaddal)
— having been changed
Catalan:
alterat
— having been changed
Esperanto:
aliigita
— having been changed
Finnish:
muuttunut
— having been changed
French:
altéré
— having been changed
Galician:
alterado
— having been changed
German:
abgeändert
— having been changed
Latin:
immūtātus
— having been changed
Russian:
изменённый
(izmenjónnyj)
— having been changed