gelatinize vs alter

gelatinize and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of gelatinize include change, modify.

gelatinize (verb)	alter (verb)
become gelatinous or change into a jelly	remove the ovaries of
convert into gelatinous form or jelly	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
coat with gelatin	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to