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alter
/awl-ter/
 
vt.
 
1.
Def.: egbalbalawan
MS: egbalbalawan
If you alter something, you change it.
They altered their plans because of the bad weather.
The shirt was too big, so he altered it with the sewing machine.
 
vi.
 
2.
Def.: egkabalbalawan
MS: egkabalbalawan
If something alters, it changes.
The town has altered a lot since I was a child.
Dakel ka nabalbalawan te inged ligkat te batè e pad.
Sem.Dom.: AWL5
 
 
alteration
/awl-ter-ray-shən/
 
n-ct.
Def.: 1 pegbalew-balew; 2 pegkabalew-balew
MS: pegbalew-balew; pegkabalew-balew
a change (make an alteration to something).
Note: sense 1,2
They made some big alterations to the house.
Status: ready

Last updated: 17/Jan/2012