altered

(verb) cause to change; make different; cause a transformation. Synonyms: change, alter, modify. Examples: "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city." "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue."

(verb) become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence. Synonyms: change, alter, vary. Examples: "Her mood changes in accordance with the weather." "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season."

(verb) make an alteration to. Synonyms: alter. Example: "This dress needs to be altered."

(verb) insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby. Synonyms: interpolate, alter, falsify.

(verb) remove the ovaries of. Synonyms: alter, neuter, spay, castrate. Example: "Is your cat spayed?."

(adj) changed in form or character without becoming something else. Synonyms: altered (vs. unaltered). 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"- charles dickens."

(adj) having testicles or ovaries removed. Synonyms: neutered.

(adj) changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose. Synonyms: adapted. Examples: "Seeds precisely adapted to the area." "Instructions altered to suit the children's different ages."