militarize vs alter

militarize and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of militarize include change, modify.

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

militarize: lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force
alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of militarize include change, modify.

militarize (verb)	alter (verb)
adopt for military use	remove the ovaries of
lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force	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