bear on vs alter

bear on and alter both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bear on	No	No	Yes	No
alter	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of bear on include change, modify.

bear on (verb)	alter (verb)
have an effect upon	remove the ovaries of
press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
be relevant to	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to