antique vs alter

alter vs antique

antique is a noun but alter is not a noun.

antique is an adjective but alter is not an adjective.

antique and alter both are verbs.

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

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

antique: give an antique appearance to
alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of antique include change, modify.

antique (noun)	alter (noun)
any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity
an elderly man

antique (adjective)	alter (adjective)
made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
out of fashion
belonging to or lasting from times long ago

antique (verb)	alter (verb)
give an antique appearance to	remove the ovaries of
shop for antiques	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

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