isomerize vs alter

isomerize and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of isomerize include change, modify.

isomerize (verb)	alter (verb)
change into an isomer	remove the ovaries of
cause to change into an isomer	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