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estrange vs alter

alter vs estrange

estrange and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
estrange No No Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of estrange; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than estrange:
  • estrange: arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of estrange include change, modify.
estrange (verb) alter (verb)
arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness remove the ovaries of
remove from customary environment or associations 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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