reconstruct vs alter

reconstruct and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of reconstruct include change, modify.

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

Other hypernyms of reconstruct include change, modify.

reconstruct (verb)	alter (verb)
do over, as of (part of) a house	remove the ovaries of
cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
reassemble mentally	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
build again	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
return to its original or usable and functioning condition	make an alteration to