modify

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈmɑdɪfaɪ/

Verb

modify

1. (transitive) To change part of.
2. (intransitive) To be or become modified.
3. (transitive) To set bounds to; to moderate.
4. (grammar, transitive) To qualify the meaning of.
   • , A Semantic Analysis of Word Order: Position of the Adjective in French ↗

     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...

   • The New Harbrace Guide: Genres for Composing ↗

     Adjectives modify nouns.

Synonyms

• adapt, alter, amend, revamp, rework

Related terms

• modification

Translations

• French: modifier
• German: ändern, abändern, modifizieren
• Italian: modificare
• Portuguese: modificar
• Russian: изменя́ть
• Spanish: modificar

Translations

• German: bearbeiten
• Russian: изменя́ться

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