diversify vs alter

diversify and alter both are verbs.

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

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

diversify: 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 diversify include change, vary.

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

Other hypernyms of diversify include change, modify.

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

diversify: spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate
alter: become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

Other hypernyms of diversify include change, vary.

diversify (verb)	alter (verb)
vary in order to spread risk or to expand	remove the ovaries of
make (more) diverse	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to