alternate vs alter

alter vs alternate

alternate is a noun but alter is not a noun.

alternate is an adjective but alter is not an adjective.

alternate and alter both are verbs.

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

As verbs, alter is a hypernym of alternate; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than alternate:

alternate: go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
alter: become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

Other hypernyms of alternate include change, vary.

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

alternate (adjective)	alter (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

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

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