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saponify vs alter

alter vs saponify

saponify and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
saponify No No Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of saponify; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than saponify:
  • saponify: convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of saponify include change, modify.
saponify (verb) alter (verb)
convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali remove the ovaries of
become converted into soap by being hydrolized into an acid and alcohol as a result of being treated with an alkali 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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