mechanize vs alter

mechanize and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of mechanize include change, modify.

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

Other hypernyms of mechanize include change, modify.

mechanize (verb)	alter (verb)
make mechanical	remove the ovaries of
make monotonous; make automatic or routine	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
equip with armed and armored motor vehicles	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to