what does modify mean?
MODIFY as VERB
- Meaning
- cause to change
- make different
- cause a transformation
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Usage Example(s)
- The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city
- The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
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- Meaning
- make less severe or harsh or extreme
Usage Example(s)
- please modify this letter to make it more polite
- he modified his views on same-gender marriage
Hypernyms(s) modify is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Derived(s)
- Meaning
- add a modifier to a constituent
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) modify is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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