loosen vs alter

loosen and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of loosen include change, modify.

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

Other hypernyms of loosen include change, modify.

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

Other hypernyms of loosen include change, modify.

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

Other hypernyms of loosen include change, modify.

loosen (verb)	alter (verb)
become loose or looser or less tight	remove the ovaries of
make loose or looser	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
make less dense	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
disentangle and raise the fibers of	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
cause to become loose	make an alteration to
become less severe or strict
make less severe or strict