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To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify. "To alter the king's course." "To alter the condition of a man." "No power in Venice can alter a decree." Shak. It gilds all objects, but it alters none. Pope. My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out…

To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze. [Obs.] A labyrinth to amaze his foes. Shak.

h Trans. To say amen to, to approve warmly; to concur in heartily or emphatically; to ratify; as, I say Amen to all.

To change or modify in any way for the better; as,

To signify; to amount to. [Obs.]

A prefix in words of Greek origin, signifying both, of both kinds, on both sides, about, around.

To amplify. [Obs.] Bailey.

The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions; enlargement; extension.

Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative. Morell.

A suffix signifying action; also, quality or state; as, assistance, resistance, appearance, elegance. See -ancy.

To make English; to English; to anglify; render conformable to the English idiom, or to English analogies.

To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to do away with; -- used appropriately of laws, decrees, edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules, permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by component authority. Do they mean to annul laws of inestimable value to our liberties Burke.…

Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages. Will any man argue that . . . he can not be justly punished, but is answerable only to God Swift.…

A heavy green oil (partially solidifying on cooling), which distills over from coal tar at a temperature above 270º. It is the principal source of anthracene.

To fortify or preserve by an antidote.

To exalt to the dignity of a deity; to declare to be a god; to deify; to glorify.

To pay; to satisfy or appease. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease hunger or thirst.

species; as, Hercules is sometimes used appellatively, that is, as a common name, to signify a strong man.

agerness or longing. It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim. Jer. Taylor. To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous. Macaulay.