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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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THEORETICAL
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