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increase vs alter

alter vs increase

increase is a noun but alter is not a noun.

increase and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
increase Yes No Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of increase; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than increase:
  • increase: make bigger or more
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of increase include change, modify.
increase (noun) alter (noun)
the act of increasing something
the amount by which something increases
a change resulting in an increase
a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
a quantity that is added
increase (verb) alter (verb)
become bigger or greater in amount remove the ovaries of
make bigger or more 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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