modifying

verb

Definition of modifyingnext
present participle of modify
1
as in altering
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
as in changing
to make different in some way he modified the appliance so that it would run more quietly

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modifying

modi operandi

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“Modifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modifying. Accessed 30 Jan. 2023.

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