alter vs defeminize

alter and defeminize both are verbs.

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

As verbs, defeminize is a hyponym of alter; that is, defeminize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alter:

Other hyponyms of alter include defeminise.

alter (verb)	defeminize (verb)
remove the ovaries of	remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
make an alteration to