Alter and Spread

Alter

Alter verb - To make different in some way.

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

Nearby Words: alteration, altering, alterable

Spread

Spread verb - To cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people.

Alter and spread are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alter" instead a verb "Spread".

Nearby Words: spreading, spreader

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

life alter life spread life
people alter people spread people
way alter way spread way
world alter world spread world
Other words: story, genes.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / The Silent Age Stable Time Loop: Joe sets out on a quest to alter the future spread of an unknown disease to eventually find out he is the one who brought it about BECAUSE he was time-travelling.
  • Aluminum Christmas Trees Good stories spread, and locals alter those stories to relate to local heroes, events, and locations.
  • Human Sacrifice She resists her inner demon and lets Harry kill her on the alter, so she, now the youngest of the Red Court, will spread the curse to every single elder member of the court.
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