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break up vs alter

alter vs break up

break up and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
break up No No Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of break up; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than break up:
  • break up: destroy the completeness of a set of related items
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of break up include change, modify.
break up (verb) alter (verb)
laugh unrestrainedly remove the ovaries of
break or cause to break into pieces become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
come to an end cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
cause to go into a solution make an alteration to
cause to separate
close at the end of a session
bring the association of to an end or cause to break up
make a break in
set or keep apart
break violently or noisily; smash
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
release ice
destroy the completeness of a set of related items
take apart into its constituent pieces
suffer a nervous breakdown
disband
to cause to separate and go in different directions
discontinue an association or relation; go different ways
Difference between break up and alter

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