externalize vs alter

externalize and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of externalize include change, modify.

externalize (verb)	alter (verb)
make external or objective, or give reality to	remove the ovaries of
regard as objective	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