oxygenise vs alter

alter vs oxygenise

oxygenise and alter both are verbs.

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

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

oxygenise: change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule)
alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of oxygenise include change, modify.

oxygenise (verb)	alter (verb)
impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen	remove the ovaries of
dehydrogenate with oxygen	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule)	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to

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