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Definition of Altering
1. Noun. The sterilization of an animal. "They took him to the vet for neutering"
Generic synonyms: Sterilisation, Sterilization
Specialized synonyms: Castration, Emasculation, Spaying
Derivative terms: Fix, Neuter
Definition of Altering
1. Verb. (present participle of alter) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Altering
1. alter [v] - See also: alter
Lexicographical Neighbors of Altering
Literary usage of Altering
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Precedents of Indictments and Pleas: Adapted to the Use Both of the Courts by Francis Wharton (1871)
"(290) Forgery in altering a peddler's license, at common law. (291) Forgery of
a note which ... (308) altering, &c., averring specially the alterations. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Books Relating to America, from Its Discovery to the Present by Joseph Sabin, Wilberforce Eames, Bibliographical Society of America, Robert William Glenroie Vail (1873)
"For the Purpose of Reviewing, altering, and Amending the Constitution of this
State; or, if they see Occasion, for forming a new One in Stead thereof. ..."
3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1857)
"... FSS Plan for Simplifying and Improving the Measures, Weights, and Money of
this Country, without materially altering the present Standards. By Lieut. ..."
4. The Works of Francis Bacon by Francis Bacon (1824)
"Experiment solitary touching the altering of the . colour of hairs and feathers.
... Out of this ground a man may devise the means of altering the colour of ..."
5. Commentaries on the Law of Statutory Crimes: Including the Written Laws and by Joel Prentiss Bishop (1901)
"Fraudulent marking and altering of marka 462-464 Violations of estray laws. § 450.
Elsewhere — False pretenses.— The most prominent extension of the common ..."
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