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present participle of modify
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1
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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2
to make different in some way
- he modified the appliance so that it would run more quietly
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“Modifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modifying. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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