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modify verb [ ˈmɒdɪfʌɪ ]

• make partial or minor changes to (something).
• "she may be prepared to modify her views"
Similar: alter, make alterations to, change, adjust, make adjustments to, adapt, amend, improve, revise, recast, reform, reshape, refashion, redesign, restyle, revamp, rework, remake, remodel, remould, redo, reconstruct, reorganize, refine, reorient, reorientate, vary, transform, convert, customize, tailor, tweak, permute, permutate, moderate, temper, soften, tone down, blunt, dull, qualify, restrict, limit, lessen, reduce, decrease, diminish, lower, abate, mitigate,
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French modifier, from Latin modificare, from modus (see mode).


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