territorialize vs alter

territorialize and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of territorialize include change, modify.

territorialize (verb)	alter (verb)
extend by adding territory	remove the ovaries of
place on a territorial basis	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
organize as a territory	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to