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adjust vs alter

alter vs adjust

adjust and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adjust No No Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of adjust; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than adjust:
  • adjust: alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of adjust include change, modify.
adjust (verb) alter (verb)
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard 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
make correspondent or conformable cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim make an alteration to
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