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aerate vs alter

alter vs aerate

aerate and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
aerate No No Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of aerate; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than aerate:
  • aerate: aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of aerate include change, modify.
aerate (verb) alter (verb)
aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter remove the ovaries of
impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
expose to fresh air cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
make an alteration to
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