modify

CEFRC1

/ˈmɒd.ɪ.faɪ/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To change something slightly in order to improve or adjust it.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To be or become modified.

Examples

  • Patients are taught how to modify their diet.

  • We want to modify the regulations of our school.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To set bounds to; to moderate.

  2. To change part of.

  3. To qualify the meaning of.

More examples

In context

  • You'll have to modify the height of the table to make it fit.

  • Her publisher advised her to modify a few parts of the book to make it easier to read.

  • 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[…]

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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.