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Altering

noun/kˈætʃpoʊlɪŋ/
Definition
the sterilization of an animal
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈætʃpoʊlɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/bɹˈakɪpˌɒdiːn/
🇮🇳Indian English
/bɹˈakɪpˌɒdiːn/
3 syllables Say it as /kˈætʃpoʊlɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe sterilization of an animal
“they took him to the vet for neutering”
verbcause to change; make different; cause a transformation
“The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city”
verbbecome different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
“her mood changes in accordance with the weather”
verbmake an alteration to
“This dress needs to be altered”
verbinsert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
verbremove the ovaries of
“Is your cat spayed?”
Word Forms
neuterverbremove the ovaries of
fixverbmake infertile
changernouna person who changes something
changenouna relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event
alterableadjectivecapable of being changed or altered in some characteristic
alterationnounthe act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
modifiableadjectivecapable of being modified in form or character or strength (especially by making less extreme); - Alexis Carrel
modificationnounthe act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
variableadjectivemarked by diversity or difference
variantadjectivediffering from a norm or standard
variationnounsomething a little different from others of the same type
variantnounsomething a little different from others of the same type
interpolationnouna message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted
falsificationnouna willful perversion of facts
falsifiernounsomeone who falsifies
spayingnounneutering a female by removing the ovaries
castrationnounsurgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men)
neuteringnounthe sterilization of an animal
neuternouna gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to inanimate objects (neither masculine nor feminine)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Ändern
die Sterilisation eines Tieres
🇫🇷French
modifier
la stérilisation d'un animal
🇪🇸Spanish
alterando
la esterilización de un animal
🇮🇹Italian
alterando
la sterilizzazione di un animale
🇳🇱Dutch
veranderen
de sterilisatie van een dier
🇵🇹Portuguese
alterando
a esterilização de um animal
🇷🇺Russian
изменение
стерилизация животного
India
🇮🇳Hindi
फेरबदल
किसी जानवर का बंध्याकरण
🇧🇩Bengali
পরিবর্তনকারী
একটি প্রাণীর জীবাণুমুক্তকরণ
🇮🇳Tamil
மாற்றுதல்
ஒரு விலங்கின் கருத்தடை
🇮🇳Telugu
మార్చడం
ఒక జంతువు యొక్క స్టెరిలైజేషన్
🇮🇳Marathi
बदलणे
प्राण्याचे नसबंदी
🇮🇳Gujarati
ફેરફાર
પ્રાણીની વંધ્યીકરણ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಬದಲಾಯಿಸುವುದು
ಪ್ರಾಣಿಯ ಕ್ರಿಮಿನಾಶಕ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മാറ്റുന്നു
ഒരു മൃഗത്തിൻ്റെ വന്ധ്യംകരണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਦਲਣਾ
ਇੱਕ ਜਾਨਵਰ ਦੀ ਨਸਬੰਦੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
بدلنے والا
ایک جانور کی نس بندی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
改变
动物绝育
🇯🇵Japanese
変更する
動物の不妊手術
🇰🇷Korean
변경
동물의 살균
🇻🇳Vietnamese
thay đổi
khử trùng động vật
🇹🇭Thai
การเปลี่ยนแปลง
การทำหมันของสัตว์
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengubah
sterilisasi hewan
🇵🇭Filipino
binabago
ang isterilisasyon ng isang hayop
🇲🇾Malay
mengubahsuai
pensterilan haiwan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تغيير
تعقيم الحيوان
🇮🇷Persian
تغییر دادن
عقیم سازی یک حیوان
🇹🇷Turkish
değiştirme
bir hayvanın kısırlaştırılması
🇮🇱Hebrew
שינוי
עיקור של בעל חיים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'altering'?
The primary meaning of 'altering' is 'the sterilization of an animal'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'altering' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'altering' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'altering' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'altering' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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