Modify

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To change in form or character; alter.
  • v. To make less extreme, severe, or strong: refused to modify her stand on the issue.
  • v. Grammar To qualify or limit the meaning of. For example, summer modifies day in the phrase a summer day.
  • v. Linguistics To change (a vowel) by umlaut.
  • verb-intransitive. To be or become modified; change.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make partial changes to.
  • v. To be or become modified.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to change a part of something while leaving most parts unchanged; to alter somewhat
  • v. To limit or reduce in extent or degree; to moderate; to qualify; to lower.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To qualify; especially, to moderate or reduce in extent or degree.
  • To change the properties, form, or function of; give a new form to; alter slightly or not very much; vary: as, to modify the terms of a contract; a prefix modifies the sense of a word; light is modified by its transmission through certain media.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. add a modifier to a constituent
  • v. make less severe or harsh or extreme
  • v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  • Verb Form
    modified    modifies    modifying   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    add   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    modified   
    Hyponym
    barb    blister    wake up    spice up    fertilise    colour    arterialize    habituate    condense    right   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    moderate    qualify    lower    chance    rework    adapt    amend    revamp    alter   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts