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proof vs alter

alter vs proof

proof is a noun but alter is not a noun.

proof is an adjective but alter is not an adjective.

proof and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
proof Yes Yes Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of proof; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than proof:
  • proof: activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of proof include change, modify.
proof (noun) alter (noun)
the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
a trial photographic print from a negative
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
(printing) an impression made to check for errors
a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
proof (adjective) alter (adjective)
(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand
proof (verb) alter (verb)
make resistant (to harm) remove the ovaries of
activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
read for errors cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
knead to reach proper lightness insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset make an alteration to
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