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1. (v.t.) modify
to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend:
to modify a contract.
2. modify
(of a word, phrase, or clause) to stand in a syntactically subordinate relation to (another word, phrase, or clause), usu. with descriptive, limiting, or particularizing meaning; act as a modifier: In a good cook, good modifies cook.
3. modify
to change (a vowel) by umlaut.
4. modify
to reduce in degree or extent:
to modify one's demands.
5. (v.i.) modify
to be or become modified.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < MF modifier < L modificāre to regulate, restrain. See mode1, -i- , -fy)
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| Definition of 'modify' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) modify
make less severe or harsh or extreme
"please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
2. (verb) modify, qualify
add a modifier to a constituent
3. (verb) change, alter, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
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| Definition of 'modify' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) modify
to change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms of a contract
2. (verb) modify
to limit or reduce in extent or degree; to moderate; to qualify; to lower
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Sense: to change the form or quality of, usually slightly
We had to modify the original design.
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 Afrikaans: wysig, verander |
 Arabic: يُخَفِّف، يُهَدِّئ ، يُعَ |
 Bulgarian: променям |
 Brazilian: modificar |
 Czech: pozměnit (se) |
 German: abändern |
 Danish: ændre |
 Greek: τροποποιώ |
 Spanish: modificar |
 Estonian: muutma |
 Farsi: بهتر کردن |
 Finnish: muuttaa |
 French: modifier |
 Hebrew: לְשַׁנוֹת |
 Hindi: सुधारना, संशोधन करना |
 Croatian: preinačiti |
 Hungarian: módosít |
 Indonesian: mengubah |
 Icelandic: breyta (lítillega) |
 Italian: modificare |
 Japanese: 修正する |
 Korean: 수정하다 |
 Lithuanian: modifikuoti, pakeisti |
 Latvian: modificēt, pārveidot |
 Malay: mengubah suai |
 Dutch: wijzigen |
 Norwegian: endre, gjøre (små) forand |
 Polish: (z)modyfikować |
 Persian: بهتر کردن |
 Pashto: لا ښه كول |
 Portuguese: modificar |
 Romanian: a modifica |
 Russian: модифицировать |
 Slovak: upraviť, modifikovať |
 Slovenian: spremeniti |
 Serbian: izmeniti |
 Swedish: modifiera |
 Thai: เปลี่ยนแปลง |
 Turkish: değişiklik yapmak |
 Taiwanese: 修改 |
 Ukrainian: видозмінювати |
 Urdu: ترمیم کرنا |
 Vietnamese: sửa đổi |
 Chinese: 修改 |
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