vary vs alter

vary and alter both are verbs.

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

As verbs, vary and alter are synonyms defined as:

vary and alter: become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

Other synonyms of vary include change.

vary (verb)	alter (verb)
become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence	remove the ovaries of
make something more diverse and varied	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
be at variance with; be out of line with	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
be subject to change in accordance with a variable	insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
	make an alteration to

Difference between vary and alter

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