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decrepitate vs alter

alter vs decrepitate

decrepitate and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrepitate No No Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of decrepitate; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than decrepitate:
  • decrepitate: to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of decrepitate include change, modify.
decrepitate (verb) alter (verb)
to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops remove the ovaries of
undergo decrepitation and crackle 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
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