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sanitise vs alter

alter vs sanitise

sanitise and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sanitise No No Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of sanitise; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than sanitise:
  • sanitise: make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of sanitise include change, modify.
sanitise (verb) alter (verb)
make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features remove the ovaries of
make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing 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
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