socialize vs alter

socialize and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of socialize include change, modify.

socialize (verb)	alter (verb)
make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies	remove the ovaries of
prepare for social life	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
train for a social environment	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
take part in social activities; interact with others	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to