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Definition of Modify
1. Verb. Make less severe or harsh or extreme. "He modified his views on same-gender marriage"
Generic synonyms: Change
Specialized synonyms: Optimise, Optimize, Attemper, Syncopate, Update, Update, Hop Up, Hot Up, Soup Up, Cream, Qualify, Restrict, Corrupt, Spoil, Harden, Temper, Specialise, Specialize, Buffer, Inflect, Buffer, Cushion, Soften
Derivative terms: Modifiable, Modification, Modification, Modification, Modifier
Specialized synonyms: Optimise, Optimize, Attemper, Syncopate, Update, Update, Hop Up, Hot Up, Soup Up, Cream, Qualify, Restrict, Corrupt, Spoil, Harden, Temper, Specialise, Specialize, Buffer, Inflect, Buffer, Cushion, Soften
Derivative terms: Modifiable, Modification, Modification, Modification, Modifier
2. Verb. Add a modifier to a constituent.
Exact synonyms: Qualify
Category relationships: Grammar
Generic synonyms: Add
Derivative terms: Modification, Modifier, Qualifier, Qualifying
Category relationships: Grammar
Generic synonyms: Add
Derivative terms: Modification, Modifier, Qualifier, Qualifying
3. Verb. Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation. "They modify their earnings this year"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Exact synonyms: Alter, Change
Specialized synonyms: Arouse, Awaken, Rouse, Wake, Wake Up, Waken, Cause To Sleep, Affect, Freshen, Refresh, Refreshen, Fecundate, Fertilise, Fertilize, Inseminate, Indispose, Cry, Etiolate, Shade, Animalise, Animalize, Brutalise, Brutalize, Convert, Opalise, Opalize, Arterialise, Arterialize, Get, Make, Counterchange, Interchange, Transpose, Vascularise, Vascularize, Decrepitate, Suburbanise, Suburbanize, Overturn, Revolutionise, Revolutionize, Etiolate, Barbarise, Barbarize, Alkalinise, Alkalinize, Mythicise, Mythicize, Mythologise, Mythologize, Allegorise, Allegorize, Demythologise, Demythologize, Bring, Land, Coarsen, Affect, Bear On, Bear Upon, Impact, Touch, Touch On, Alchemise, Alchemize, Alcoholise, Alcoholize, Form, Shape, Round, Round Down, Round Off, Round Out, Suspend, Sober, Reconstruct, Increase, Ease Off, Ease Up, Let Up, Assimilate, Dissimilate, Commute, Convert, Exchange, Vitalise, Vitalize, Clear, Unclutter, Activate, Activate, Activate, Aerate, Activate, Deactivate, Inactivate, Blunt, Deaden, Reconstruct, Redo, Remodel, Edit, Redact, Cut, Edit, Edit Out, Chasten, Subdue, Tame, Chasten, Moderate, Temper, Ameliorate, Amend, Better, Improve, Meliorate, Aggravate, Exacerbate, Exasperate, Worsen, Wet, Dry, Dry Out, Lubricate, Beef Up, Fortify, Strengthen, Fortify, Lace, Spike, Weaken, Blunt, Oxidate, Oxidise, Oxidize, Merge, Unify, Unite, Age, Mature, Ripen, Antiquate, Antique, Antiquate, Develop, Make Grow, Soften, Damage, Ossify, Acerbate, Stabilise, Stabilize, Destabilise, Destabilize, Sensibilise, Sensibilize, Sensify, Sensitise, Sensitize, Desensitise, Desensitize, Accustom, Habituate, Disarray, Disorder, Discolor, Color, Color In, Colorise, Colorize, Colour, Colour In, Colourise, Colourize, Stain, Hue, Uglify, Untune, Adjust, Correct, Set, Set, Disqualify, Indispose, Unfit, Domesticate, Domesticise, Domesticize, Reclaim, Tame, Widen, Dehydrogenate, Hydrogenate, Oxygenise, Oxygenize, Darken, Brighten, Lighten, Lighten Up, Blear, Blur, Bedim, Obscure, Overcloud, Blot Out, Hide, Obliterate, Obscure, Veil, Cook, Slenderise, Slenderize, Crack, Dismiss, Dissolve, End, Terminate, Defog, Demist, Concentrate, Condense, Contract, Chill, Cool, Cool Down, Heat, Heat Up, Warm, Boil, Freeze, Blister, Change Over, Shift, Switch, Transpose, Change Over, Convert, Transform, Transform, Transform, Transmute, Transform, Transmute, Transubstantiate, Ash, Transform, Translate, Reclaim, Rectify, Reform, Regenerate, Convert, Islamise, Islamize, Invert, Reverse, Turn Back, Invert, Customise, Customize, Individualise, Individualize, Personalise, Personalize, Depersonalise, Depersonalize, Objectify, Sharpen, Drop, Flatten, Disintegrate, Magnetise, Magnetize, Degauss, Demagnetise, Demagnetize, Simplify, Complicate, Elaborate, Rarify, Refine, Refine, Complicate, Perplex, Pressurise, Pressurize, Supercharge, Centralise, Centralize, Concentrate, Decentralise, Decentralize, Deconcentrate, Socialise, Socialize, Fix, Gear Up, Prepare, Ready, Set, Set Up, Internationalise, Internationalize, Bolshevise, Bolshevize, Communise, Communize, Europeanise, Europeanize, Europeanise, Europeanize, Bestialise, Bestialize, Americanise, Americanize, Frenchify, Civilise, Civilize, Nationalise, Nationalize, Denationalise, Denationalize, Naturalise, Naturalize, Denaturalise, Denaturalize, Naturalise, Naturalize, Denaturalise, Denaturalize, Even, Even Out, Equal, Equalise, Equalize, Equate, Match, Stiffen, Loose, Loosen, Fasten, Tighten, Transitivise, Transitivize, Detransitivise, Detransitivize, Intransitivise, Intransitivize, Inspissate, Thicken, Full, Diversify, Decelerate, Slow Down, Deaden, Accelerate, Speed, Speed Up, Check, Delay, Retard, Decrease, Lessen, Minify, Liquefy, Liquidise, Liquidize, Liquify, Solvate, Dissolve, Validate, Invalidate, Vitiate, Void, Empty, Fill, Fill Up, Make Full, Saturate, Clot, Coagulate, Louden, Normalise, Normalize, Renormalise, Renormalize, Morph, Neutralise, Neutralize, Commercialise, Commercialize, Market, Purge, Purify, Sanctify, Mechanise, Mechanize, Automate, Automatise, Automatize, Automatise, Automatize, Mechanise, Mechanize, Chord, Harmonise, Harmonize, Polarise, Polarize, Glorify, Contaminate, Devalue, Insulate, Calcify, Urbanise, Urbanize, Urbanise, Urbanize, Emulsify, Demulsify, Decarboxylate, Nazify, Fecundate, Fertilise, Fertilize, Clarify, Embrittle, Mark, Nick, Disable, Disenable, Incapacitate, Enable, De-emphasise, De-emphasize, Destress, Tender, Tenderise, Tenderize, Charge, Bubble, Sweeten, Iodinate, Ionate, Archaise, Archaize, Inform, Officialise, Officialize, Occidentalise, Occidentalize, Westernise, Westernize, Orientalise, Orientalize, Acetylate, Acetylise, Acetylize, Achromatise, Achromatize, Collimate, Parallel, Camp, Classicise, Classicize, Conventionalise, Conventionalize, Decimalise, Decimalize, Dizzy, Envenom, Poison, Exteriorise, Exteriorize, Externalise, Externalize, Objectify, Glamorise, Glamorize, Glamourise, Glamourize, Introvert, Laicise, Laicize, Politicise, Politicize, Radicalize, Proof, Romanticise, Romanticize, Rusticate, Sauce, Shallow, Shoal, Tense, Steepen, Scramble, Unscramble, Unsex, Vitrify, Pall, Saponify, Expand, Extend, Set Aside, Suspend, Muddy, Transform, Elevate, Lift, Raise, Harshen, Dinge, Demonise, Demonize, Devilise, Devilize, Diabolise, Diabolize, Etherealize, Etherialise, Immaterialise, Immaterialize, Unsubstantialise, Unsubstantialize, Animate, Animise, Animize, Clear, Dynamise, Dynamize, Dynamise, Dynamize, Rarefy, Sublimate, Subtilize, Volatilise, Volatilize, Uniformise, Uniformize, Symmetrise, Symmetrize, Eternalise, Eternalize, Eternise, Eternize, Immortalise, Immortalize, Denature, Denature, Denature, Sanitise, Sanitize, Verbify, Shift, Sputter, Draw, Make, Dope, Prostrate, Excite, Energise, Energize, Excite, Shake, Outmode, Spice, Spice Up, Shorten, Think, Make, Deflate, Inflate, Reflate, Digitalise, Digitalize, Digitise, Digitize, Gelatinise, Gelatinize, Recombine, Effeminise, Effeminize, Feminise, Feminize, Womanize, Masculinise, Masculinize, Virilise, Virilize, Masculinize, Disharmonize, Dissonate, Sexualise, Sexualize, Schematise, Schematize, Patent, Constitutionalise, Constitutionalize, Rationalise, Rationalize, Plasticise, Plasticize, Rarefy, Paganise, Paganize, Incandesce, Deaminate, Deaminize, Angulate, Circularize, Sensitise, Sensitize, Sensitise, Sensitize, Depolarise, Depolarize, Intensify, Isomerise, Isomerize, Legitimate, Evaporate, Vaporise, Industrialise, Industrialize, Opacify, Opsonize, Militarise, Militarize, Nationalise, Nationalize, Recommend, Sentimentalise, Sentimentalize, Solemnise, Solemnize, Territorialise, Territorialize, Transaminate, Glorify, Spiritualize, Transfigure, Unsanctify, Vesiculate, Visualise, Visualize, Variegate, Ventilate, Vivify, Vulgarise, Vulgarize, Supple, Professionalise, Professionalize, Smut, Still, Weaponize, Eroticize, Sex Up, Piggyback, Port, Lifehack, Cloud, Blur, Confuse, Obnubilate, Obscure, Moderate, Tame, Tone Down, Obfuscate, Synchronise, Synchronize, Mince, Moderate, Soften, Militarise, Militarize, Break Down, Crush, Fat, Fatten, Fatten Out, Fatten Up, Fill Out, Flesh Out, Plump, Plump Out, Disturb, Touch, Dull, Blunt, Dull, Sharpen, Coarsen, Loosen, Loosen, Undo, Untie, Barb, String, Straighten, Straighten Out, Bring, Amalgamate, Commix, Mingle, Mix, Unify, Charge, Put, Clean, Make Clean, Begrime, Bemire, Colly, Dirty, Grime, Soil, Depress, Lower, Deform, Break, Break Up, Alter, Adorn, Beautify, Decorate, Embellish, Grace, Ornament, Humanise, Humanize, Humble, Alien, Alienate, Disaffect, Estrange, Right, Desensitise, Desensitize, Deodorise, Deodorize, Deodourise, Develop, Blur, Blind, Change Intensity, Change Taste, Exchange, Interchange, Replace, Substitute, Capture, Add, Bestow, Bring, Contribute, Impart, Lend, Reestablish, Reinstate, Restore, Liberalise, Liberalize, Compensate, Correct, Redress, Right, Democratise, Democratize, Neutralize, Corrupt, Debase, Debauch, Demoralise, Demoralize, Deprave, Misdirect, Pervert, Profane, Subvert, Vitiate, Loosen, Relax, Unify, Unite, Flocculate, Turn, Cohere
Causes: Change
Derivative terms: Alterable, Alteration, Alteration, Change, Change, Change, Change, Change, Changer, Modifiable, Modification
Specialized synonyms: Arouse, Awaken, Rouse, Wake, Wake Up, Waken, Cause To Sleep, Affect, Freshen, Refresh, Refreshen, Fecundate, Fertilise, Fertilize, Inseminate, Indispose, Cry, Etiolate, Shade, Animalise, Animalize, Brutalise, Brutalize, Convert, Opalise, Opalize, Arterialise, Arterialize, Get, Make, Counterchange, Interchange, Transpose, Vascularise, Vascularize, Decrepitate, Suburbanise, Suburbanize, Overturn, Revolutionise, Revolutionize, Etiolate, Barbarise, Barbarize, Alkalinise, Alkalinize, Mythicise, Mythicize, Mythologise, Mythologize, Allegorise, Allegorize, Demythologise, Demythologize, Bring, Land, Coarsen, Affect, Bear On, Bear Upon, Impact, Touch, Touch On, Alchemise, Alchemize, Alcoholise, Alcoholize, Form, Shape, Round, Round Down, Round Off, Round Out, Suspend, Sober, Reconstruct, Increase, Ease Off, Ease Up, Let Up, Assimilate, Dissimilate, Commute, Convert, Exchange, Vitalise, Vitalize, Clear, Unclutter, Activate, Activate, Activate, Aerate, Activate, Deactivate, Inactivate, Blunt, Deaden, Reconstruct, Redo, Remodel, Edit, Redact, Cut, Edit, Edit Out, Chasten, Subdue, Tame, Chasten, Moderate, Temper, Ameliorate, Amend, Better, Improve, Meliorate, Aggravate, Exacerbate, Exasperate, Worsen, Wet, Dry, Dry Out, Lubricate, Beef Up, Fortify, Strengthen, Fortify, Lace, Spike, Weaken, Blunt, Oxidate, Oxidise, Oxidize, Merge, Unify, Unite, Age, Mature, Ripen, Antiquate, Antique, Antiquate, Develop, Make Grow, Soften, Damage, Ossify, Acerbate, Stabilise, Stabilize, Destabilise, Destabilize, Sensibilise, Sensibilize, Sensify, Sensitise, Sensitize, Desensitise, Desensitize, Accustom, Habituate, Disarray, Disorder, Discolor, Color, Color In, Colorise, Colorize, Colour, Colour In, Colourise, Colourize, Stain, Hue, Uglify, Untune, Adjust, Correct, Set, Set, Disqualify, Indispose, Unfit, Domesticate, Domesticise, Domesticize, Reclaim, Tame, Widen, Dehydrogenate, Hydrogenate, Oxygenise, Oxygenize, Darken, Brighten, Lighten, Lighten Up, Blear, Blur, Bedim, Obscure, Overcloud, Blot Out, Hide, Obliterate, Obscure, Veil, Cook, Slenderise, Slenderize, Crack, Dismiss, Dissolve, End, Terminate, Defog, Demist, Concentrate, Condense, Contract, Chill, Cool, Cool Down, Heat, Heat Up, Warm, Boil, Freeze, Blister, Change Over, Shift, Switch, Transpose, Change Over, Convert, Transform, Transform, Transform, Transmute, Transform, Transmute, Transubstantiate, Ash, Transform, Translate, Reclaim, Rectify, Reform, Regenerate, Convert, Islamise, Islamize, Invert, Reverse, Turn Back, Invert, Customise, Customize, Individualise, Individualize, Personalise, Personalize, Depersonalise, Depersonalize, Objectify, Sharpen, Drop, Flatten, Disintegrate, Magnetise, Magnetize, Degauss, Demagnetise, Demagnetize, Simplify, Complicate, Elaborate, Rarify, Refine, Refine, Complicate, Perplex, Pressurise, Pressurize, Supercharge, Centralise, Centralize, Concentrate, Decentralise, Decentralize, Deconcentrate, Socialise, Socialize, Fix, Gear Up, Prepare, Ready, Set, Set Up, Internationalise, Internationalize, Bolshevise, Bolshevize, Communise, Communize, Europeanise, Europeanize, Europeanise, Europeanize, Bestialise, Bestialize, Americanise, Americanize, Frenchify, Civilise, Civilize, Nationalise, Nationalize, Denationalise, Denationalize, Naturalise, Naturalize, Denaturalise, Denaturalize, Naturalise, Naturalize, Denaturalise, Denaturalize, Even, Even Out, Equal, Equalise, Equalize, Equate, Match, Stiffen, Loose, Loosen, Fasten, Tighten, Transitivise, Transitivize, Detransitivise, Detransitivize, Intransitivise, Intransitivize, Inspissate, Thicken, Full, Diversify, Decelerate, Slow Down, Deaden, Accelerate, Speed, Speed Up, Check, Delay, Retard, Decrease, Lessen, Minify, Liquefy, Liquidise, Liquidize, Liquify, Solvate, Dissolve, Validate, Invalidate, Vitiate, Void, Empty, Fill, Fill Up, Make Full, Saturate, Clot, Coagulate, Louden, Normalise, Normalize, Renormalise, Renormalize, Morph, Neutralise, Neutralize, Commercialise, Commercialize, Market, Purge, Purify, Sanctify, Mechanise, Mechanize, Automate, Automatise, Automatize, Automatise, Automatize, Mechanise, Mechanize, Chord, Harmonise, Harmonize, Polarise, Polarize, Glorify, Contaminate, Devalue, Insulate, Calcify, Urbanise, Urbanize, Urbanise, Urbanize, Emulsify, Demulsify, Decarboxylate, Nazify, Fecundate, Fertilise, Fertilize, Clarify, Embrittle, Mark, Nick, Disable, Disenable, Incapacitate, Enable, De-emphasise, De-emphasize, Destress, Tender, Tenderise, Tenderize, Charge, Bubble, Sweeten, Iodinate, Ionate, Archaise, Archaize, Inform, Officialise, Officialize, Occidentalise, Occidentalize, Westernise, Westernize, Orientalise, Orientalize, Acetylate, Acetylise, Acetylize, Achromatise, Achromatize, Collimate, Parallel, Camp, Classicise, Classicize, Conventionalise, Conventionalize, Decimalise, Decimalize, Dizzy, Envenom, Poison, Exteriorise, Exteriorize, Externalise, Externalize, Objectify, Glamorise, Glamorize, Glamourise, Glamourize, Introvert, Laicise, Laicize, Politicise, Politicize, Radicalize, Proof, Romanticise, Romanticize, Rusticate, Sauce, Shallow, Shoal, Tense, Steepen, Scramble, Unscramble, Unsex, Vitrify, Pall, Saponify, Expand, Extend, Set Aside, Suspend, Muddy, Transform, Elevate, Lift, Raise, Harshen, Dinge, Demonise, Demonize, Devilise, Devilize, Diabolise, Diabolize, Etherealize, Etherialise, Immaterialise, Immaterialize, Unsubstantialise, Unsubstantialize, Animate, Animise, Animize, Clear, Dynamise, Dynamize, Dynamise, Dynamize, Rarefy, Sublimate, Subtilize, Volatilise, Volatilize, Uniformise, Uniformize, Symmetrise, Symmetrize, Eternalise, Eternalize, Eternise, Eternize, Immortalise, Immortalize, Denature, Denature, Denature, Sanitise, Sanitize, Verbify, Shift, Sputter, Draw, Make, Dope, Prostrate, Excite, Energise, Energize, Excite, Shake, Outmode, Spice, Spice Up, Shorten, Think, Make, Deflate, Inflate, Reflate, Digitalise, Digitalize, Digitise, Digitize, Gelatinise, Gelatinize, Recombine, Effeminise, Effeminize, Feminise, Feminize, Womanize, Masculinise, Masculinize, Virilise, Virilize, Masculinize, Disharmonize, Dissonate, Sexualise, Sexualize, Schematise, Schematize, Patent, Constitutionalise, Constitutionalize, Rationalise, Rationalize, Plasticise, Plasticize, Rarefy, Paganise, Paganize, Incandesce, Deaminate, Deaminize, Angulate, Circularize, Sensitise, Sensitize, Sensitise, Sensitize, Depolarise, Depolarize, Intensify, Isomerise, Isomerize, Legitimate, Evaporate, Vaporise, Industrialise, Industrialize, Opacify, Opsonize, Militarise, Militarize, Nationalise, Nationalize, Recommend, Sentimentalise, Sentimentalize, Solemnise, Solemnize, Territorialise, Territorialize, Transaminate, Glorify, Spiritualize, Transfigure, Unsanctify, Vesiculate, Visualise, Visualize, Variegate, Ventilate, Vivify, Vulgarise, Vulgarize, Supple, Professionalise, Professionalize, Smut, Still, Weaponize, Eroticize, Sex Up, Piggyback, Port, Lifehack, Cloud, Blur, Confuse, Obnubilate, Obscure, Moderate, Tame, Tone Down, Obfuscate, Synchronise, Synchronize, Mince, Moderate, Soften, Militarise, Militarize, Break Down, Crush, Fat, Fatten, Fatten Out, Fatten Up, Fill Out, Flesh Out, Plump, Plump Out, Disturb, Touch, Dull, Blunt, Dull, Sharpen, Coarsen, Loosen, Loosen, Undo, Untie, Barb, String, Straighten, Straighten Out, Bring, Amalgamate, Commix, Mingle, Mix, Unify, Charge, Put, Clean, Make Clean, Begrime, Bemire, Colly, Dirty, Grime, Soil, Depress, Lower, Deform, Break, Break Up, Alter, Adorn, Beautify, Decorate, Embellish, Grace, Ornament, Humanise, Humanize, Humble, Alien, Alienate, Disaffect, Estrange, Right, Desensitise, Desensitize, Deodorise, Deodorize, Deodourise, Develop, Blur, Blind, Change Intensity, Change Taste, Exchange, Interchange, Replace, Substitute, Capture, Add, Bestow, Bring, Contribute, Impart, Lend, Reestablish, Reinstate, Restore, Liberalise, Liberalize, Compensate, Correct, Redress, Right, Democratise, Democratize, Neutralize, Corrupt, Debase, Debauch, Demoralise, Demoralize, Deprave, Misdirect, Pervert, Profane, Subvert, Vitiate, Loosen, Relax, Unify, Unite, Flocculate, Turn, Cohere
Causes: Change
Derivative terms: Alterable, Alteration, Alteration, Change, Change, Change, Change, Change, Changer, Modifiable, Modification
Definition of Modify
1. v. t. To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms of a contract.
Definition of Modify
1. Verb. (transitive) To make partial changes to. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To be or become modified. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Modify
1. to change in form or character [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES]
Medical Definition of Modify
1. To change somewhat the form or qualities of, alter partially. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Modify
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