alter vs sew

alter and sew both are verbs.

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

alter (verb)	sew (verb)
remove the ovaries of	fasten by sewing; do needlework
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence	create (clothes) with cloth
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
make an alteration to