modify
//ˈmɒd.ɪ.faɪ//
formalForms
- present (v1)
- modify
- past (v2)
- modified
- past participle (v3)
- modified
- present participle
- modifying
- 3rd person singular
- modifies
Definitions
1.To change part of.
- Her publisher advised her to modify a few parts of the book to make it easier to read.
2.To be or become modified.
3.To set bounds to; to moderate.
4.To qualify the meaning of.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4157
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English modifien
From Middle French modifier
From Latin modificare (“to limit, control, regulate, deponent”)
From modificari (“to measure off, set bound to, moderate”)
From modus (“measure”) + facere (“to make”); see mode.