'Modify' definitions:
Definition of 'modify'
From: WordNet
verb
Make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
verb
Add a modifier to a constituent [syn: modify, qualify]
verb
Definition of 'Modify'
From: GCIDE
- Modify \Mod"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Modified; p. pr. & vb. n. Modifying.] [F. modifier, L. modificare, modificari; modus limit + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Mode, and -fy.]
- 1. To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to change a part of something while leaving most parts unchanged; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms of a contract. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To limit or reduce in extent or degree; to moderate; to qualify; to lower. [1913 Webster]
- Of his grace He modifies his first severe decree. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'modify'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abate,
- accommodate,
- adapt,
- adjust,
- adjust to,
- alter,
- ameliorate,
- amend,
- analyze,
- anatomize,
- assuage,
- atomize,
- better,
- box in,
- break up,
- change,
- chop logic,
- circumscribe,
- condition,
- convert,
- decrease,
- deform,
- denature,
- desynonymize,
- difference,
- differentiate,
- diminish,
- discriminate,
- disequalize,
- disjoin,
- distinguish,
- diversify,
- divide,
- fit,
- hedge,
- hedge about,
- improve,
- individualize,
- individuate,
- leaven,
- lessen,
- limit,
- lower,
- make a distinction,
- mark,
- mark off,
- mark out,
- meliorate,
- mitigate,
- moderate,
- modulate,
- mutate,
- narrow,
- overthrow,
- palliate,
- particularize,
- personalize,
- qualify,
- re-create,
- realign,
- rebuild,
- reconstruct,
- redesign,
- redo,
- reduce,
- refashion,
- refine a distinction,
- refit,
- reform,
- regulate by,
- remake,
- remodel,
- renew,
- reorganize,
- reorient,
- reshape,
- restrain,
- restrict,
- restructure,
- revamp,
- revise,
- revive,
- reword,
- rework,
- ring the changes,
- season,
- segregate,
- separate,
- set apart,
- set conditions,
- set limits,
- set off,
- sever,
- severalize,
- shift the scene,
- shuffle the cards,
- soften,
- specialize,
- split hairs,
- subvert,
- temper,
- tone down,
- transform,
- turn,
- turn the scale,
- turn the tables,
- turn the tide,
- turn upside down,
- vary,
- work a change,
- worsen