fortify vs alter

fortify and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of fortify include change, modify.

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

Other hypernyms of fortify include change, modify.

fortify (verb)	alter (verb)
add alcohol to (beverages)	remove the ovaries of
make strong or stronger	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
add nutrients to	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
prepare oneself for a military confrontation	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
enclose by or as if by a fortification	make an alteration to