humble vs alter

alter vs humble

humble is an adjective but alter is not an adjective.

humble and alter both are verbs.

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

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

humble: cause to be unpretentious
alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of humble include change, modify.

humble (adjective)	alter (adjective)
marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
low or inferior in station or quality
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

humble (verb)	alter (verb)
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of	remove the ovaries of
cause to be unpretentious	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to

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