modify

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

alter

change

transform

adjust

vary

adapt

qualify

amend

correct

remodel

become different

revise

reduce

convert

switch

fluctuate

moderate

diversify

renovate

alternate

reform

shift

make different

master

modulate

affect

be changed

modification

turn

transfigure

sway

transmute

have a changed appearance

reorganize

rewrite

improve

mutate

form

forge

exchange

command

edit

dress

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move

mould

mollify

draw

bias

apply

mold

Translations

modifier

modificare

modificar

modificar

ändern

wijzigen

verändern

alterare

modificeren

veranderen

modifizieren

modificar

alterar

changer

abändern

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: modifien

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.