freeze vs alter

alter vs freeze

freeze is a noun but alter is not a noun.

freeze and alter both are verbs.

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

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

freeze: cause to freeze
alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of freeze include change, modify.

freeze (noun)	alter (noun)
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
weather cold enough to cause freezing
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

freeze (verb)	alter (verb)
be cold	remove the ovaries of
anesthetize by cold	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
suddenly behave coldly and formally	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
change to ice	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it	make an alteration to
cause to freeze
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
change from a liquid to a solid when cold
stop moving or become immobilized
be very cold, below the freezing point

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