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broaden vs alter

alter vs broaden

broaden and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
broaden No No Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of broaden; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than broaden:
  • broaden: vary in order to spread risk or to expand
  • alter: become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
Other hypernyms of broaden include change, vary.
broaden (verb) alter (verb)
become broader remove the ovaries of
make broader become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
extend in scope or range or area cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
vary in order to spread risk or to expand insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
make an alteration to
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