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Changing something just enough to deny it's the same, just little enough to claim it is.
means A change or modification made to something, often partial rather than total reinvention.
from From Latin alterare, to make other, built on alter, meaning the other of two — so to alter is to nudge a thing toward otherness.
Tailor's tradeIn sewing, it means resizing clothes you already own.
Not creationAlteration assumes a pre-existing thing to revise.
Legal weightAltering a signed contract can void it entirely.