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alter vs adapt

adapt vs alter

alter and adapt both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alter No No Yes No
adapt No No Yes No
As verbs, adapt is a hyponym of alter; that is, adapt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alter:
  • alter: become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
  • adapt: make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
Other hyponyms of alter include alternate, jump, crackle, modulate, avianise, avianize, move, accommodate, let out, widen, take in, branch out, broaden, diversify, diversify, radiate, narrow, narrow down, specialise, specialize, honeycomb, break.
alter (verb) adapt (verb)
remove the ovaries of make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
make an alteration to
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