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modify
[mod-uh-fahy]
verb (used with object)
to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend.
to modify a contract.
Synonyms: , , ,Grammar.Ģż(of a word, phrase, or clause) to stand in a syntactically subordinate relation to (another word, phrase, or clause), usually with descriptive, limiting, or particularizing meaning; be a modifier. In a good man, good modifies man.
to be the modifier or attribute of.
to change (a vowel) by umlaut.
to reduce or lessen in degree or extent; moderate; soften.
to modify one's demands.
verb (used without object)
to be or become modified.
modify
/ Ė³¾É»åÉŖĖ“Ś²¹ÉŖ /
verb
to change the structure, character, intent, etc, of
to make less extreme or uncompromising
to modify a demand
grammar (of a word or group of words) to bear the relation of modifier to (another word or group of words)
linguistics to change (a vowel) by umlaut
(intr) to be or become modified
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- modifiable adjective
- modifiability noun
- modifiableness noun
- nonmodifying adjective
- overmodify verb
- premodify verb (used with object)
- remodify verb
- unmodifiable adjective
- unmodified adjective
- Ė³¾“Ē»å¾±Ė“Ś¾±²¹Ė²ś¾±±ō¾±³Ł²ā noun
- Ė³¾“Ē»å¾±Ė“Ś¾±²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of modify1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Nor can her āshockingā strategy be deemed a reasonable argument to modify the law.
Police also found modified DEA credentials, meant to make it appear that Young was still a federal law enforcement officer, records show.
Another man from Liverpool was given a two-year suspended sentence last year after modifying fire sticks and selling them on Facebook and WhatsApp.
In the second kind, thought to only exist in humans, when you put two units together, the meaning of one unit will modify the meaning of the other.
NIH funding supported, among others, the development of CAR T cell therapy, which genetically modifies a patientsā own T-cells to fight cancer.
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