stabilize vs alter

stabilize and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of stabilize include change, modify.

stabilize (verb)	alter (verb)
become stable or more stable	remove the ovaries of
make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to