recombine vs alter

recombine and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of recombine include change, modify.

recombine (verb)	alter (verb)
undergo genetic recombination	remove the ovaries of
cause genetic recombination	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
to combine or put together again	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to