modify

(Engels)

  1. (transitive) To change part of.
  2. (intransitive) To be or become modified.
  3. (transitive) To set bounds to; to moderate.
  4. (transitive) To qualify the meaning of.

Frequentie

C2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English modifien, from Middle French modifier, from Latin modificare (“to limit, control, regulate, deponent”), from modificari (“to measure off, set bound to, moderate”), from modus (“measure”) + facere (“to make”); see mode.

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