sublimate vs alter

alter vs sublimate

sublimate is a noun but alter is not a noun.

sublimate is an adjective but alter is not an adjective.

sublimate and alter both are verbs.

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

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

sublimate: make more subtle or refined
alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of sublimate include change, modify.

sublimate (noun)	alter (noun)
the product of vaporization of a solid

sublimate (adjective)	alter (adjective)
made pure

sublimate (verb)	alter (verb)
vaporize and then condense right back again	remove the ovaries of
remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
make more subtle or refined	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
direct energy or urges into useful activities	make an alteration to

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