Vocab Tadka : Altar vs Alter (Confusing Words)
Lets discuss the difference between confusing words Altar & Alter.
ALTAR
| 1 | (n) | the table in Christian churches where communion is given Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Synonym: communion table, lord’s table, |
| 2 | (n) | a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made Type: ‘noun.artifact’ |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- There is a fine 15th century brass cross under the high altar and further portions of a brass monument in the nave aisle.
- Also a fragment of an altar of offerings of black granite, but unfortunately no name remaining on it.
- Each unit would erect a new altar to the deity on the edge of the parade ground.
ALTER
| 1 | (v) | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation Type: ‘verb.change’ Usage: ‘The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city’ Usage: ‘The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue’ Synonym: change, modify, |
| 2 | (v) | become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one’s or its former characteristics or essence Type: ‘verb.change’ Usage: ‘her mood changes in accordance with the weather’ Usage: ‘The supermarket’s selection of vegetables varies according to the season’ Synonym: change, vary, |
| 3 | (v) | make an alteration to Type: ‘verb.creation’ Usage: ‘This dress needs to be altered’ |
| 4 | (v) | insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby Type: ‘verb.change’ Synonym: falsify, interpolate, |
| 5 | (v) | remove the ovaries of Type: ‘verb.body’ Usage: ‘Is your cat spayed?’ Synonym: castrate, neuter, spay, |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- The guide gives advice on how to design new sports buildings and alter or adapt existing buildings to ensure good access.
- You had to adjust the screw on the top to alter the pressure on the top roller.
- Adjusting for biases in the individual studies did not alter the conclusions, nor did subset analysis of Stage I patients.
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