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sanitize vs alter

alter vs sanitize

sanitize and alter both are verbs.

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