excite vs alter

excite and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of excite include change, modify.

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

Other hypernyms of excite include change, modify.

excite (verb)	alter (verb)
act as a stimulant	remove the ovaries of
produce a magnetic field in	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
raise to a higher energy level	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
to evoke sexual feelings	make an alteration to
arouse or elicit a feeling
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
stir feelings in