Alter and Fit

Alter

Alter verb - To make different in some way.

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

Nearby Words: alteration, altering, alterable

Fit verb - To change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation.

Usage example: I can undo the hem on these old culottes and fit them into a skirt

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Alter and fit are semantically related in adapt topic. Sometimes you can use "Alter" instead a verb "Fit".

Nearby Words: fitting, fitted, fitness, fitment

nature	alter nature	fit nature
appearance	alter appearance	fit appearance
plot	alter plot	fit plot
setting	alter setting	fit setting
Other words: alignment, time, way, characters, personality, size, world, game, story, timeline.

This Very Wiki will sometimes alter trope names to fit the work that the page is dedicated to.

Source: Hold Your Hippogriffs
It's not so much a spell to alter reality as the caster sees fit, as to alter reality as Sarda sees fit.

Source: Exact Words / Web Comics
Ouendan and Elite Beat Agents also use covers (link leads to all of them except YMCA) instead of original songs, mainly because they have to alter the length of the songs to fit the stages.

Source: Cover Version

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