Alter and Break

Alter

Alter verb - To make different in some way.

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Break and alter are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Break" with "Alter", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: alteration, altering, alterable

Break verb - Destroy the completeness of a set of related items.

Usage example: The book dealer would not break the set

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Alter and break are semantically related in change topic. Sometimes you can use "Alter" instead a verb "Break".

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

mind	alter mind	break mind
people	alter people	break people
control	alter control	break control
line	alter line	break line
Other words: time, way, world, game, story, records, rules, laws.

In this comic, when Pinkie's hair deflates it means that a psychotic alter ego has taken over, who has no problem using her water powers to break arms and crush people to a bloody pulp.

Source: Webcomic / Friendship Is Magic
Meanwhile the girls who break into the room Momoka was hiding in see her clothes and a large oil spill, and assume Momoka's alter-ego was a fairy who melted away.

Source: Manga / Sabagebu!
In "In the Red", when Sara questions him about Mozzie's break-in at her apartment, he uses a thumbtack on his skin to alter his responses.

Source: Series / White Collar

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