reclaim vs alter

reclaim and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of reclaim include change, modify.

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

reclaim: bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of reclaim include change, modify.

reclaim (verb)	alter (verb)
make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state	remove the ovaries of
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
claim back	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
reuse (materials from waste products)	make an alteration to