end vs alter

end is a noun but alter is not a noun.

end and alter both are verbs.

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

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

end: bring to an end or halt
alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of end include change, modify.

end (noun)	alter (noun)
the part you are expected to play
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, designating players at each end of the defensive line
a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
a final part or section
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
the last section of a communication
the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence
either extremity of something that has length
a boundary marking the extremities of something
the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
one of two places from which people are communicating to each other
(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage
a final state
the point in time at which something ends

end (verb)	alter (verb)
bring to an end or halt	remove the ovaries of
put an end to	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
be the end of; be the last or concluding part of	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to

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