modify

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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒdɪfaɪ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑdɪfaɪ/
• Hyphenation: mod‧i‧fy

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Verb

modify (third-person singular simple present modifies, present participle modifying, simple past and past participle modified)

1. (transitive) To make partial changes to.
2. (intransitive) To be or become modified.

References

• modify in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• modify in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• domify