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Synonyms for alternate

Grammar : Adj, noun, verb
Spell : verb awl-ter-neyt, al-; adjective, noun awl-ter-nit, al-
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈɔl tərˌneɪt, ˈæl-; adjective, noun ˈɔl tər nɪt, ˈæl-

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Définition of alternate

Origin :
  • 1510s, from Latin alternatus "one after the other," past participle of alternare "to do first one thing then the other; exchange parts," from alternus "one after the other, alternate, in turns, reciprocal," from alter "the other" (see alter). Alternate means "by turns;" alternative means "offering a choice." Both imply two kinds or things.
  • adj substitute
  • noun substitute
  • verb take turns, change back and forth
Example sentences :
  • He closed his eyes as if asleep, and I paddled on in the alternate moonlight and shadow.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • He put in the most of that day in alternate struggling and crying.
  • Extract from : « Johnny Bear » by E. T. Seton
  • Every alternate page was in the phonetic Indian symbols, of which more hereafter.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • He amused them and made himself their idol by dint of alternate flattery and blame.
  • Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
  • All that day he went about in an alternate state of dread and hope.
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Evergreen shrubs with alternate, entire, thick, smooth leaves.
  • Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
  • Trees with alternate, simple, large, palmately lobed leaves.
  • Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
  • The rule was for brigades and even regiments to alternate in leading.
  • Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
  • As I understood his Excellency, they only claim the alternate appointment.
  • Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever
  • He picked up an alternate phase microphone and spoke into it.
  • Extract from : « Such Blooming Talk » by L. Major Reynolds

Antonyms for alternate

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