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tender vs alter

alter vs tender

tender is a noun but alter is not a noun.

tender is an adjective but alter is not an adjective.

tender and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tender Yes Yes Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of tender; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than tender:
  • tender: make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of tender include change, modify.
tender (noun) alter (noun)
ship that usually provides supplies to other ships
a boat for communication between ship and shore
car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water
a formal proposal to buy at a specified price
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
something that can be used as an official medium of payment
tender (adjective) alter (adjective)
easy to cut or chew
physically untoughened
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
(of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition
having or displaying warmth or affection
hurting
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
young and immature
tender (verb) alter (verb)
make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer remove the ovaries of
make a tender of; in legal settlements become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
offer or present for acceptance cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
propose a payment insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
make an alteration to
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