redress vs alter

redress is a noun but alter is not a noun.

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

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

Other hypernyms of redress include change, modify.

redress (noun)	alter (noun)
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

redress (verb)	alter (verb)
make reparations or amends for	remove the ovaries of
	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to