tenderize vs alter

tenderize and alter both are verbs.

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

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

tenderize: 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 tenderize include change, modify.

tenderize (verb)	alter (verb)
make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer	remove the ovaries of
	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