neutralize vs alter

neutralize and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of neutralize include change, modify.

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

Other hypernyms of neutralize include change, modify.

neutralize (verb)	alter (verb)
make chemically neutral	remove the ovaries of
make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
make incapable of military action	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
make politically neutral and thus inoffensive	make an alteration to
oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions