alter vs alternate

alternate vs alter

alter is not a noun while alternate is a noun.

alter is not an adjective while alternate is an adjective.

alter and alternate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alter	No	No	Yes	No
alternate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, alternate is a hyponym of alter; that is, alternate 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
alternate: go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

Other hyponyms of alter include jump, crackle, modulate, avianise, avianize, move, accommodate, adapt, let out, widen, take in, branch out, broaden, diversify, diversify, radiate, narrow, narrow down, specialise, specialize, honeycomb, break.

alter (noun)	alternate (noun)
	someone who takes the place of another person

alter (adjective)	alternate (adjective)
	of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired
	serving or used in place of another
	occurring by turns; first one and then the other
	every second one of a series

alter (verb)	alternate (verb)
remove the ovaries of	do something in turns
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence	go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby	be an understudy or alternate for a role
make an alteration to	exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions

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