Alter and Excise

Alter

Alter verb - To make different in some way.

Excise and alter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Excise" instead a verb "Alter".

Nearby Words: alteration, altering, alterable

Excise

Excise verb - Remove by cutting.
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Synonyms for Excise

Alter and excise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alter" instead a verb "Excise".

Nearby Words: excision, excised, excising, excisable

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Common collocations

memories alter memories excise memories

Both words in one sentence

  • Theatre / Anything Goes Cole Porter being Cole Porter, easily offended directors can easily find many more lines to alter or excise from the lyrics, not to mention the book.
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