interchange vs alter

interchange is a noun but alter is not a noun.

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

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

Other hypernyms of interchange include change, modify.

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

Other hypernyms of interchange include change, modify.

interchange (noun)	alter (noun)
the act of changing one thing for another thing
mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)
reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries)
a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams

interchange (verb)	alter (verb)
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)	remove the ovaries of
cause to change places	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
give to, and receive from, one another	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to