sew vs alter

sew and alter both are verbs.

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

sew (verb)	alter (verb)
fasten by sewing; do needlework	remove the ovaries of
create (clothes) with cloth	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