debauch vs alter

debauch is a noun but alter is not a noun.

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

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

Other hypernyms of debauch include change, modify.

debauch (noun)	alter (noun)
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

debauch (verb)	alter (verb)
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality	remove the ovaries of
	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to