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alienate vs alter

alter vs alienate

alienate and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alienate No No Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of alienate; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than alienate:
  • alienate: arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of alienate include change, modify.
alienate (verb) alter (verb)
arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness remove the ovaries of
make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
transfer property or ownership cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
make an alteration to
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