verb

• cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"
• undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  "She changed completely as she grew older"
• become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
  "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"
• lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
  "switch to a different brand of beer"

adjective

• made or become different in nature or form
  "changed attitudes"

adjective satellite

• made or become different in some respect
  "he's an altered (or changed) man since his election to Congress"
• changed in constitution or structure or composition by metamorphism
  "metamorphic rocks"