nationalize vs alter

nationalize and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of nationalize include change, modify.

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

Other hypernyms of nationalize include change, modify.

nationalize (verb)	alter (verb)
put under state control or ownership	remove the ovaries of
make national in character or scope	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