Dictionary

modify en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈmɑ.dɪˌfaɪ/ (General-American)
• /ˈmɒd.ɪ.faɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To change part of.
   • Her publisher advised her to modify a few parts of the book to make it easier to read.
2. (intransitive) To be or become modified.
3. (transitive) To set bounds to; to moderate.
4. (transitive) To qualify the meaning of.
   • Adjectives modify nouns. 2016, Allen Ascher, The New Harbrace Guide: Genres for Composing:
   • There is inherently no ordering to the modification and no hierarchy of modification: that is, both adjectives modify the substantive and both apply equally to the substantive[…] 1977, Linda R. Waugh, A Semantic Analysis of Word Order: Position of the Adjective in French:

Forms

Deriveds

postmodify · biomodify · undermodify · automodify · overmodify · hydromodify · modifier · remodify · premodify · demodify · submodify · modifiability

Relateds

modification

Synonyms

alter · revamp · amend · adapt · rework

Translations (82)

uk модифікува́ти (to change part of) · tl magmodipika (to change part of) · el μετατρέπομαι (to be or become modified) · sw -sahihisha (to change part of) · ru изменя́ть (to change part of) · tr değişmek (to be or become modified) · de abändern (to change part of) · bo བཟོ་བཅོས་རྒྱག (to change part of) · mi whakarerekē (to change part of) · el μετατρέπω (to change part of) · ru модифици́роваться (to be or become modified) · ru модифици́ровать (to change part of) · eo aliigi (to change part of) · hu módosít (to change part of) · id mengoprek (to change part of) · eu aldatu (to change part of) · pl modyfikować (to change part of) · nl veranderen (to change part of) · se rievdadit (to change part of) · fi muokata (to change part of) · tl ipabago (to change part of) · ca modificar (to change part of) · hu módosul (to be or become modified) · de modifizieren (to change part of) · tl magsaayos (to change part of) · bo སྒྱུར་བཅོས་གཏོང (to change part of) · es modificar (to change part of) · id terkoprek (to be or become modified) · mi whakakē (to change part of) · se earáhuhttit (to change part of) · it modificare (to change part of) · ko 수식하다 ((grammar) to qualify another word or phrase) · fi muunnella (to change part of) · sc modificai (to change part of) · bg изменям (to change part of) · ro modifica (to change part of) · vec canbiare (to change part of) · ia modificar (to change part of) · id memodifikasi (to change part of) · io modifikar (to change part of) · bg променям се (to be or become modified) · ko 수정하다 (to change part of) · bg променям (to change part of) · ja 修飾する ((grammar) to qualify another word or phrase) · crh tüzetmek (to change part of) · el προσδιορίζω ((grammar) to qualify another word or phrase) · ru изменя́ться (to be or become modified) · oc modificar (to change part of) · no modifisere (to change part of) · ro a modifica (to be or become modified) · fi määrittää ((grammar) to qualify another word or phrase) · nl modificeren (to change part of) · tl magpasadya (to change part of) · tl ipasadya (to change part of) · pt modificar (to change part of) · an modificar (to change part of) · fi muokkautua (to be or become modified) · tr değiştirmek (to change part of) · lld muder (to change part of) · fr modifier (to change part of) · ms memodifikasi (to change part of) · tr modifiye etmek (to change part of) · et muutma (to change part of) · tl magpabago (to change part of) · tl isaayos (to change part of) · la adaptō (to change part of) · eo modifi (to change part of) · cmn 修飾 /修饰 ((grammar) to qualify another word or phrase) · fr modifier ((grammar) to qualify another word or phrase) · br kemmañ (to change part of) · es modificar ((grammar) to qualify another word or phrase) · be мадыфікава́ць (to change part of) · da modificere (to change part of) · mg manova (to change part of) · bg изменям се (to be or become modified) · cmn 修改 (to change part of) · pl zmieniać (to change part of) · tl modipikahin (to change part of) · de ändern (to change part of) · sv modifiera (to change part of) · ms mengubahshai (to change part of) · gl modificar (to change part of)