Alter and Render

Alter

Alter verb - To make different in some way.

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

Nearby Words: alteration, altering, alterable

Render verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.

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Alter and render are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alter" instead a verb "Render".

Nearby Words: rend, rendered, rendering, rendition, rending

people	alter people	render people
body	alter body	render body
plot	alter plot	render plot
way	alter way	render way
Other words: characters, universe, game, effects, events, objects, powers, bodies.

This will render him or her "God", and the player is thus allowed to alter, create or remove any rule at will.

Source: Calvinball
Stirling has the Alien Space Bats alter the laws of physics to render gunpowder functionally inert and thus tipping the balance of power towards anybody who'd spent any meaningful amount of time at a Renaissance fair.

Source: Guns Are Worthless
He then decides to completely disable him, asking if he has a lick-em-aid stick to cause deafness and tweezers and shoelaces to alter his central nervous system and render him unable to "Fine Tune his Sensitivity to Vibrations"... Then realizes he might become an Olfactory Ninja.

Source: Noodle Implements

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