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   modify

   /ˈmɒdɪfʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. make partial or minor changes to (something): "she may be prepared to modify her views" Similar altermake alterations tochangeadjustmake adjustments toadaptamendimprovereviserecastreformreshaperefashionredesignrestylerevampreworkremakeremodelremouldredoreconstructreorganizerefinereorientreorientatevarytransformconvertcustomizetailorinformal:tweaktechnical:permuterare:permutatemoderaterevisetempersoftentone downbluntdullqualifyrestrictlimitlessenreducedecreasediminishlowerabatemitigate
   • ▪ transform (a structure) from its original anatomical form during development or evolution.
   • ▪ (especially of an adjective) restrict or add to the sense of (a noun): "the target noun is modified by a ‘direction’ word"
   • ▪ pronounce (a speech sound) differently from the norm for that sound.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French modifier, from Latin modificare, from modus (see mode).

   Derivatives

   • 1. modifiable adjective
   • 2. modificatory adjective

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   What is the difference between modify and qualify?

   • To modify is to alter in one or more particulars, generally in the direction of leniency or moderation: to modify demands, rates. To qualify is to restrict or limit by exceptions or conditions: to qualify one's praise, hopes.

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   What does modify mean?

   • modify suggests a difference that limits, restricts, or adapts to a new purpose. We can help you modify an existing home or build a new one. He modified the recipe by using oil instead of butter. She has modified her views on the matter. The design was modified to add another window.

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   What does it mean if a word modifies another word?

   • A word or group of words that modifies another word describes or classifies something, or restricts the meaning of the word. It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify: we say 'a good cry', not 'a cry good'. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What does modify a contract mean?

   • to modify a contract. Grammar. (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.

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   To modify is to change or transform, but only slightly. If you miss your free-throws half the time, your coach will probably try to improve your shooting average by modifying your technique. Modify may mean to alter something, but it's not a total makeover.

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