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Modify

//ˈmɒdɪfaɪ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To change part of. transitive

    "Her publisher advised her to modify a few parts of the book to make it easier to read."

  2. 2
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation wordnet
  3. 3
    To be or become modified. intransitive
  4. 4
    make less severe or harsh or extreme wordnet
  5. 5
    To set bounds to; to moderate. transitive
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  1. 6
    add a modifier to a constituent wordnet
  2. 7
    To qualify the meaning of. transitive

    "There is inherently no ordering to the modification and no hierarchy of modification: that is, both adjectives modify the substantive and both apply equally to the substantive[…]"

Etymology

From Middle English modifien, from Middle French modifier, from Latin modificare (“to limit, control, regulate, deponent”), from modificari (“to measure off, set bound to, moderate”), from modus (“measure”) + facere (“to make”); see mode.

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