different between regenerated vs altered

English

Etymology

From regenerate +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i??d??n??e?t?d/

Verb

regenerated

1. simple past tense and past participle of regenerate

Adjective

regenerated (comparative more regenerated, superlative most regenerated)

1. Spiritually made again; reborn.
   • 1824, James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Oxford 2010, p. 12:

     She declared her helpmate to be a limb of Antichrist, and one with whom no regenerated person could associate.

2. Physically formed or created again; restored, remade, revived.
3. (biology, medicine) Formed by regeneration.
   • 1928, Aldous Huxley, Point Counter-Point:

     The little bud of regenerated tissue which would normally have grown into a new tail had been removed.

4. (chemistry, textiles) Reprecipitated after chemical treatment, especially in the form of fibres; pertaining to fibres prepared in this way.

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???l.t?d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??l.t?d/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /??l.t?d/
• Hyphenation: al?tered

Verb

altered

1. simple past tense and past participle of alter

Noun

altered (plural altereds)

1. A kind of car in drag racing, usually with a partial body situated behind the exposed engine.

Adjective

altered (not comparable)

1. Having been changed from an original form.
2. (of an animal, usually a pet) Neutered; having had testicles or uterus and ovaries removed to prevent procreation.

Translations

Anagrams

• Aldrete, alerted, redealt, related, treadle