fertilize vs alter

fertilize and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of fertilize include change, modify.

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

Other hypernyms of fertilize include change, modify.

fertilize (verb)	alter (verb)
introduce semen into (a female)	remove the ovaries of
provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
make fertile or productive	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to