legitimate vs alter

alter vs legitimate

legitimate is an adjective but alter is not an adjective.

legitimate and alter both are verbs.

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

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

legitimate: make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of legitimate include change, modify.

legitimate (adjective)	alter (adjective)
of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
based on known statements or events or conditions

legitimate (verb)	alter (verb)
make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)	remove the ovaries of
show or affirm to be just and legitimate	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
make legal	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to

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