Alter
Alter verb - To make different in some way.
Leave
Leave verb - To cause to remain behind.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Similarly Gelphie (Glinda/Elphaba) shippers like to alter it so that Elphaba's death at the end was faked, or simply just have Elphaba not leave Glinda at the Emerald City.
Source: Fix Fic -
He also gets very angry when Claire tries to leave him at the alter to go with John.
Source: Not Good with Rejection - Vladimir fucking Horowitz, a pianist who didn't leave an opportunity to alter a composition considered untouchable if he felt it wasn't badass enough.
Source: Memetic Badass / Music
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