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deaden vs alter

alter vs deaden

deaden and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deaden No No Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of deaden; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than deaden:
  • deaden: make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of deaden include change, modify.
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of deaden; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than deaden:
  • deaden: make vapid or deprive of spirit
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of deaden include change, modify.
deaden (verb) alter (verb)
become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor remove the ovaries of
make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
lessen the momentum or velocity of cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
make vapid or deprive of spirit insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil make an alteration to
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients
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