transfigure vs alter

transfigure and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of transfigure include change, modify.

transfigure (verb)	alter (verb)
change completely the nature or appearance of	remove the ovaries of
elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration	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