vitalize vs alter

vitalize and alter both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of vitalize include change, modify.

vitalize (verb)	alter (verb)
make more lively or vigorous	remove the ovaries of
give life to	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