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- pronunciation:
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verb |
| inflections: |
modifies, modifying, modified |
| definition 1: |
to change in some way; alter.
They modified the language of the play so that the younger children could understand it.
- synonyms:
- adjust, revise, vary
- similar words:
- adapt, alter, amend, change, edit, qualify
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| definition 2: |
to make smaller or less strong or extreme; reduce; moderate.
When her father saw that she was really sorry, he modified her punishment.- synonyms:
- abate, moderate, reduce, temper
- similar words:
- blunt, diminish, ease, lessen, lighten, lower, qualify, tone down
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| definition 3: |
to describe or limit the meaning of; qualify.
"Noisy" modifies "car" in the phrase "a noisy car."- similar words:
- alter, change, qualify
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| related words: |
adjust, affect, convert, correct, shade, touch, transform, turn |
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| derivations: |
modifiable (adj.), modifiability (n.) |
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