Alter vs. Altar

Alterverb

(transitive) To change the form or structure of.

Alterverb

(intransitive) To become different.

Alterverb

(transitive) To tailor clothes to make them fit.

Alterverb

(transitive) To castrate, neuter or spay (a dog or other animal).

Alterverb

(transitive) To affect mentally, as by psychotropic drugs or illness.

Alternoun

One of the identities or personalities of a person with multiple personality disorder / dissociative identity disorder.

Alterverb

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

Alterverb

To agitate; to affect mentally.

Alterverb

To geld.

Alterverb

To become, in some respects, different; to vary; to change; as, the weather alters almost daily; rocks or minerals alter by exposure.

Alterverb

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation;

Alterverb

make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence;

Alterverb

make an alteration to;

Alterverb

insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

Alterverb

remove the ovaries of;

Alterverb

change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way

Alterverb

make structural changes to (a building)

Alterverb

castrate or spay (a domestic animal).

Altarnoun

A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.

Altarnoun

(informal) A raised area around an altar in a church; the sanctuary.

Altarnoun

(figurative) Anything that is worshipped or sacrificed to.

Altarnoun

A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity.

Altarnoun

In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist; the communion table.

Altarnoun

the table in Christian churches where communion is given

Altarnoun

a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

Altar

An altar is a structure with an upper surface for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, churches and other places of worship.