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mod·i·fy (mŏd́ə-fī́)

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

verb: -fied, -fy·ing, -fies. 

transitive verb 

  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.

intransitive verb 

To be or become modified; change.

derivatives

mod́i·fía·biĺi·ty
noun
mod́i·fía·ble
adjective