shallow vs alter

alter vs shallow

shallow is a noun but alter is not a noun.

shallow is an adjective but alter is not an adjective.

shallow and alter both are verbs.

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

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

shallow: make shallow
alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of shallow include change, modify.

shallow (noun)	alter (noun)
a stretch of shallow water

shallow (adjective)	alter (adjective)
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply
lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious

shallow (verb)	alter (verb)
become shallow	remove the ovaries of
make shallow	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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