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Complete Definition of "modify"

English

Etymology
Latin modificare, from modus 'measure'.

Verb
en-verb|modif|i|ed

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

Translations
trans-top|to make partial changes to
Finnish: muokata, muunnella; (grammar) määrittää
German: ändern, abändern, modifizieren
trans-mid
Greek: μεÏαÏÏέÏÏ (metatrepo), ÏÏοÏδιοÏÎ¯Î¶Ï (prosdiorizo)
Romanian: modifica
trans-bottom

trans-top|to be or become modified
Greek: μεÏαÏÏέÏομαι (metatrepome)
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Synonyms
adapt, alter, amend, revamp, rework

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

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