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adapt vs alter

alter vs adapt

adapt and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adapt No No Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of adapt; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than adapt:
  • adapt: make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  • alter: become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
Other hypernyms of adapt include change, vary.
adapt (verb) alter (verb)
make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose remove the ovaries of
adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
make an alteration to
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