Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
MODIFY
change, alter, modify
(verb) 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”
modify
(verb) make less severe or harsh or extreme; “please modify this letter to make it more polite”; “he modified his views on same-gender marriage”
modify, qualify
(verb) add a modifier to a constituent
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
modify (third-person singular simple present modifies, present participle modifying, simple past and past participle modified)
(transitive) To change part of.
(intransitive) To be or become modified.
(transitive) To set bounds to; to moderate.
(grammar, transitive) To qualify the meaning of.
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Synonyms
• adapt, alter, amend, revamp, rework
Anagrams
• domify
Source: Wiktionary
Mod"i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Modified; p. pr. & vb. n. Modifying.] Etym: [F. modifier, L. modificare, modificari; modus limit + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Mode, and -fy.]
1. 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. To limit or reduce in extent or degree; to moderate; to qualify; to lower. Of his grace He modifies his first severe decree. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GREAT
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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