dry out vs alter

dry out and alter both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dry out	No	No	Yes	No
alter	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of dry out include change, modify.

dry out (verb)	alter (verb)
become dry or drier	remove the ovaries of
remove the moisture from and make dry	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
become empty of water	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to