translate vs alter

alter vs translate

translate and alter both are verbs.

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

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

translate: change from one form or medium into another
alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of translate include change, modify.

translate (verb)	alter (verb)
change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation	remove the ovaries of
change from one form or medium into another	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
make sense of a language	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
restate (words) from one language into another language	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA	make an alteration to
express, as in simple and less technical language
bring to a certain spiritual state
subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body
be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way
be equivalent in effect

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