modify

v., -fied, -fy·ing, -fies.

v.tr.

1. To change in form or character; alter.
2. To make less extreme, severe, or strong: refused to modify her stand on the issue.
3. Grammar. To qualify or limit the meaning of. For example, summer modifies day in the phrase a summer day.
4. Linguistics. To change (a vowel) by umlaut.

v.intr.
To be or become modified; change.

[Middle English modifien, from Old French modifier, from Latin modificāre, to measure, limit : modus, measure + -ficāre, -fy.]

modifiability mod'i·fi'a·bil'i·ty n.
modifiable mod'i·fi'a·ble adj.

verb

To make or become different: alter, change, mutate, turn, vary. See change/persist.

v

Definition: alter, change
Antonyms: leave alone, stagnate

v

Definition: lessen, reduce
Antonyms: grow, increase

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IN BRIEF: To make a small or partial change in.

We have modified our environment so radically that we must now modify ourselves to exist in this new environment. — Norbert Wiener (1894-1964).

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - dæmpe, nedtone, modificere, omforme, ændre
v. intr. - være/blive modificeret, ændret

Nederlands (Dutch)
verzachten, nader bepalen, modificeren, veranderen

Français (French)
v. tr. - modifier, transformer, modérer, (Ling) modifier
v. intr. - être modifié, se modifier

Deutsch (German)
v. - modifizieren, verändern, näher bestimmen, umlauten, mildern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τροποποιώ, μετριάζω, (γραμμ.) προσδιορίζω, τρέπω (φωνήεν)

Italiano (Italian)
modificare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - modificar

Русский (Russian)
модифицировать, видоизменять, смягчать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - modificar, cambiar, moderar, suavizar
v. intr. - modificarse, variar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - modifiera, bestämma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
更改, 修改, 修饰, 缓和, 减轻, 被修改或改造

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 更改, 修改, 修飾, 緩和, 減輕
v. intr. - 被修改或改造

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 바꾸다, 조절하다, 한정하다
v. intr. - 수정되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 修正する, 緩和する, 加減する, 修飾する, 限定する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعدل, يكيف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שינה, התאים, סיגל, ריכך, מיתן, הגביל או הרחיב משמעות (מילה)‬
v. intr. - ‮השתנה, הותאם‬

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