harmonize vs alter

alter vs harmonize

harmonize and alter both are verbs.

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

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

harmonize: bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of harmonize include change, modify.

harmonize (verb)	alter (verb)
bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing	remove the ovaries of
bring into consonance or accord	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
bring (several things) into consonance or relate harmoniously	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
sing or play in harmony	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
write a harmony for	make an alteration to
go together

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