modify
/ˈmɑ.dɪˌfaɪ/verb3 syllables
Modify means: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.
Synonyms for modify7
What does modify mean?3
verb
1
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation“The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city”
2
add a modifier to a constituent
3
make less severe or harsh or extreme“please modify this letter to make it more polite”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Modify in a sentence
- Things that modify nouns (adjective, or adjectival equivalent).fcbond
- You can click on a sentence, modify it, or replace it with another sentence.menaud
- You'll have to modify the height of the table to make it fit.CK
- We want to modify the regulations of our school.unknown
- Algerians need to modify their behavior to preserve their environment.Amastan
- You first need to be an admin to access or modify this file.sabretou
- Things that modify nouns are prototypically adjectives or equivalent to adjectives.fcbond
- Things that modify nouns are adjectives or equivalent to adjectives.JimBreen
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Forms of modify
as a verb
- past tense
- modified
- present participle
- modifying
- third-person singular
- modifies
- past participle
- modified