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ventilate vs alter

alter vs ventilate

ventilate and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ventilate No No Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of ventilate; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than ventilate:
  • ventilate: furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of ventilate include change, modify.
ventilate (verb) alter (verb)
expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen remove the ovaries of
furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
give expression or utterance to cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
circulate through and freshen insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
expose to the circulation of fresh air so as to retard spoilage make an alteration to
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