The Clue
Take in, in a way (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ALTER
Tags
Notes
The answer ALTER is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
Related Clues
Adjust
Amend
Change
Doctor
Modify
Permute
Reshape
Revise
Tailor
Transform
Vary
Let out, say
Change, as a hem
Change the hemline
Change, as hems
Do tailoring
Do tailoring on
Ego preceder
Kind of ego
Lengthen or shorten
Make modifications
Take in pants
Do a tailoring job
Do a tailor's job
Take in or let out
Let out the waist of, e.g.
Definition
ALTER as a verb:
1. (change, alter, modify) = cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
2. (change, alter, vary) = make or 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"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
3. make an alteration to; "This dress needs to be altered"
4. (interpolate, alter, falsify) = insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
5. (alter, neuter, spay, castrate) = remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"