Alter and Turn

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Alter verb - To make different in some way.

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Turn is a synonym for alter in change topic. In some cases you can use "Turn" instead a verb "Alter", when it comes to topics like activity.

Nearby Words: alteration, altering, alterable

Turn verb - To eventually have as a state or quality.

Usage example: will turn 12 in six months

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Alter is a synonym for turn in change topic. You can use "Alter" instead a verb "Turn", if it concerns topics such as reverse, adapt.

Nearby Words: turned, turning

life	alter life	turn life
people	alter people	turn people
order	alter order	turn order
body	alter body	turn body
Other words: control, time, face, characters, world, game, color, objects, powers.

An attempt by Zedd to alter Cara's past results in a radical change to the timeline with Richard succeeding in using the Boxes of Orden to turn Rahl into a loyal ally and become the ruler of D'Hara.

Source: Instant Allegiance Artifact
The official descriptions of the suits and Transformation Trinkets even say that the cards are just stored data and that the suits have the power to read the data and alter reality in order to create things or change pre-existing things, as seen with their ability to turn past Riders into objects.

Source: Powers as Programs
The Soviet campaign instead has them stealing Allied technology to quickly alter history and win the war, then turn their attention to dealing with Yuri.

Source: Conflict Killer

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