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as in qualifies
to limit the meaning of (as a noun)
adjectives are words that modify nouns, while adverbs can modify adjectives and verbs
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as in alters
to make different in some way
he modified the appliance so that it would run more quietly
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“Modifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modifies. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.
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