obliterate vs alter

alter vs obliterate

obliterate is an adjective but alter is not an adjective.

obliterate and alter both are verbs.

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

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

obliterate: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of obliterate include change, modify.

obliterate (adjective)	alter (adjective)
reduced to nothingness

obliterate (verb)	alter (verb)
remove completely from recognition or memory	remove the ovaries of
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
mark for deletion, rub off, or erase	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
do away with completely, without leaving a trace	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to

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