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modify

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modify


Main Entry:
mod·i·fy Listen to the pronunciation of modify
Pronunciation:
\ˈmä-də-ˌfī\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
mod·i·fied; mod·i·fy·ing
Etymology:
Middle English modifien, from Anglo-French modifier, from Latin modificare to measure, moderate, from modus
Date:
14th century
transitive verb1: to make less extreme : moderate2 a: to limit or restrict the meaning of especially in a grammatical construction b: to change (a vowel) by umlaut3 a: to make minor changes in b: to make basic or fundamental changes in often to give a new orientation to or to serve a new end <the wing of a bird is an arm modified for flying>intransitive verb: to undergo change
synonyms see change
mod·i·fi·abil·i·ty Listen to the pronunciation of modifiability \ˌmä-də-ˌfī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
mod·i·fi·able Listen to the pronunciation of modifiable \ˈmä-də-ˌfī-ə-bəl\ adjective


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