sensitize vs alter

sensitize and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of sensitize include change, modify.

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

sensitize: make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of sensitize include change, modify.

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

Other hypernyms of sensitize include change, modify.

sensitize (verb)	alter (verb)
make sensitive or aware	remove the ovaries of
make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
make sensitive to a drug or allergen	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
cause to sense; make sensitive	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to