condense vs alter

condense and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of condense include change, modify.

condense (verb)	alter (verb)
make more concise	remove the ovaries of
undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
compress or concentrate	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
remove water from	make an alteration to
become more compact or concentrated
develop due to condensation