Modify (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The company decided to modify their marketing strategy to appeal to a younger audience.
- Her travels have greatly modified her perspective on life.
- The government will modify the laws to better protect the environment.
- This discovery has modified our understanding of the human brain's function.
- The exercise routine helped modify his body shape over several months.
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- Destabilize
- Masculinize
- Meliorate
- Neutralize
- Beef Up
- Make Clean
- Temper
- Nationalize
- Fatten Out
- Professionalize
- Glamourise
- Digitize
- Disqualify
- Commercialize
- Freshen
- Loose
- Opsonize
- Deflate
- Naturalize
- Amalgamate
- Lower
- Revolutionise
- Transfigure
- Accustom
- Ionate
- Soften
- Synchronise
- Demythologize
- Domesticate
- Europeanise
- Transmute
- Deaminize
- Sexualize
- Freeze
- Exteriorise
- Obfuscate
- Communise
- Achromatise
- Counterchange
- Industrialize
- Vascularize
- String
- Condense
- Charge
- Fill Out
- Effeminise
- Dry Out
- Decimalise
- Rationalise
- Liquidise
- Evaporate
- Discolor
- Uniformize
- Spice Up
- Depersonalise
- Mince
- Weaken
- Orientalise
- Oxygenize
- Democratise
- Magnetize
- Morph
- Lubricate
- Devilise
- Americanize
- Round Off
- Ease Off
- Invert
- Polarize
- Visualise
- Decelerate
- Tone Down
- Stiffen
- Reconstruct
- Beautify
- Deodorise
- Inform
- Set Aside
- Plasticize
- Dissolve
- Occidentalize
- Fertilise
- Misdirect
- Colour
- Scramble
- Redact
- Humanize
- Acerbate
- Break Down
- Refine
- Poison
- Embellish
- Make Grow
- Visualize
- Disintegrate
- Lifehack
- Grime
- Socialise
- Brutalize
- Ventilate
- Colorize
- Opacify
- Hue
- Decarboxylate
- Allegorize
- Eternalise
- Age
- Put
- Cut
- Set
- Fat
- Strengthen
- Mix
- End
- Change Over
- Objectify
- Feminize
- Deform
- Deaden
- Impact
- Impart
- Gelatinize
- Islamise
- Immaterialize
- Add
- Arterialize
- Automatize
- Ash
- Stabilise
- Variegate
- Etherialise
- Transaminate
- Inseminate
- Turn Back
- Blister
- Debase
- Worsen
- Aggravate
- Colly
- Gear Up
- Disable
- Check
- Territorialize
- Constitutionalize
- Tenderize
- Oxidise
- Oxidize
- Denationalize
- Clean
- Mingle
- Ornament
- Alchemise
- Etiolate
- Renormalise
- Unsex
- Suspend
- Clear
- Crush
- Alkalinise
- Extend
- Obnubilate
- Perplex
- Unite
- Schematise
- Adjust
- Disenable
- Glamorize
- Plump Out
- Vaporise
- Untie
- Classicise
- Arouse
- Cloud
- Hydrogenate
- Ameliorate
- Unify
- Colourise
- Darken
- Alcoholize
- Internationalize
- Romanticize
- Colourize
- Laicize
- Switch
- Bemire
- Mythologize
- Vulgarize
- Confuse
- Affect
- Militarize
- Compensate
- Transitivize
- De-emphasize
- Aerate
- Still
- Blur
- Soil
- Demoralise
- Parallel
- Full
- Bolshevise
- Officialise
- Conventionalise
- Clot
- Make
- Dizzy
- Reclaim
- Retard
- Recommend
- Demoralize
- Reflate
- Civilize
- Lace
- Port
- Liquefy
- Mark
- Shape
- Sublimate
- Warm
- Turn
- Tame
- Digitalise
- Humble
- Defog
- Land
- Spike
- Solemnize
- Cause To Sleep
- Edit
- Widen
- Stain
- Veil
- Convert
- Camp
- Dissonate
- Smut
- Boil
- Decentralize
- Dismiss
- Customise
- Accelerate
- Bestialize
- Iodinate
- Form
- Detransitivise
- Deprave
- Barb
- Heat
- Reinstate
- Debauch
- Archaize
- Proof
- Purify
- Habituate
- Introvert
- Increase
- Colour In
- Harmonize
- Slow Down
- Mechanize
- Blunt
- Untune
- Individualise
- Tense
- Fatten Up
- Touch
- Improve
- Politicize
- Sentimentalise
- Even Out
- Break
- Liberalise
- Unclutter
- Virilise
- Politicise
- Blear
- Assimilate
- Deactivate
- Sex Up
- Devalue
- Slenderise
- Ready
- Solvate
- Sensibilise
- Animize
- Paganize
- Coagulate
- Symmetrize
- Frenchify
- Concentrate
- Dynamise
- Contaminate
- Capture
- Lessen
- Isomerise
- Raise
- Symmetrise
- Corrupt
- Thicken
- Isomerize
- Verbify
- Desensitise
- Denaturalize
- Rusticate
- Barbarise
- Ripen
- Vitrify
- Dynamize
- Animalise
- Denature
- Immortalize
- Dehydrogenate
- Acetylize
- Demagnetize
- Denaturalise
- Moderate
- Demonise
- Right
- Round
- Sanitise
- Elaborate
- Achromatize
- Demythologise
- Blot Out
- Depolarise
- Simplify
- Communize
- Exteriorize
- Transpose
- Europeanize
- Deaminate
- Transform
- Naturalise
- Steepen
- Translate
- Disorder
- Nationalise
- Tender
- Bear On
- Saturate
- Outmode
- Sexualise
- Chasten
- Neutralise
- Invalidate
- Substitute
- Digitise
- Inactivate
- Revolutionize
- Uglify
- Synchronize
- Plump
- Sensitise
- Eternise
- Destabilise
- Sensitize
- Masculinise
- Depolarize
- Intensify
- Domesticize
- Patent
- Match
- Professionalise
- Remodel
- Commercialise
- Ease Up
- Unsanctify
- Legitimate
- Sputter
- Activate
- Muddy
- Indispose
- Shorten
- Americanise
- Industrialise
- Magnetise
- Sweeten
- Uniformise
- Validate
- Decimalize
- Complicate
- Democratize
- Bubble
- Loosen
- Circularize
- Devilize
- Louden
- Pressurize
- Prepare
- Orientalize
- Oxygenise
- Envenom
- Replace
- Glorify
- Fasten
- Depersonalize
- Round Down
- Demulsify
- Fatten
- Vascularise
- Rationalize
- Dissimilate
- Piggyback
- Change Intensity
- Decrease
- Personalise
- Insulate
- Collimate
- Etherealize
- Disarray
- Polarise
- Plasticise
- Humanise
- Deodorize
- Nazify
- Terminate
- Occidentalise
- Embrittle
- Fertilize
- Tighten
- Awaken
- Urbanize
- Cohere
- Reform
- Personalize
- Contribute
- Urbanise
- Sharpen
- Gelatinise
- Cry
- Demist
- Enable
- Color In
- Volatilise
- Stabilize
- Centralize
- Mythicise
- Lighten Up
- Shallow
- Immaterialise
- Opalize
- Opalise
- Exasperate
- Volatilize
- Supercharge
- Dry
- Straighten
- Brutalise
- Eternalize
- Islamize
- Centralise
- Alienate
- Restore
- Weaponize
- Arterialise
- Energize
- Equal
- Get
- Wet
- Fix
- Allegorise
- Feminise
- Mature
- Radicalize
- Automatise
- Exchange
- Socialize
- Mythologise
- Crack
- Laicise
- Obscure
- Schematize
- Alkalinize
- Commute
- Unfit
- Romanticise
- Harshen
- Normalize
- Break Up
- Denationalise
- Unscramble
- Constitutionalise
- Glamorise
- Territorialise
- Better
- Rectify
- Alchemize
- Profane
- Flocculate
- Normalise
- Damage
- Color
- Chill
- Decrepitate
- Pervert
- Alcoholise
- Internationalise
- Classicize
- Flatten
- Heat Up
- Liquify
- Militarise
- Saponify
- De-emphasise
- Incandesce
- Empty
- Civilise
- Prostrate
- Drop
- Cook
- Conventionalize
- Intransitivise
- Dinge
- Lend
- Calcify
- Shift
- Disharmonize
- Adorn
- Antique
- Solemnise
- Wake Up
- Transitivise
- Spice
- Suburbanize
- Customize
- Westernise
- Shade
- Suburbanise
- Hide
- Dope
- Pall
- Dirty
- Detransitivize
- Speed
- Officialize
- Touch On
- Disturb
- Wake
- Void
- Undo
- Bestialise
- Lift
- Shake
- Even
- Alter
- Sober
- Shoal
- Cool
- Refresh
- Depress
- Diabolise
- Vulgarise
- Fill
- Expand
- Draw
- Nick
- Vivify
- Change Taste
- Excite
- Dull
- Diversify
- Vitalize
- Clarify
- Angulate
- Vitalise
- Estrange
- Liberalize
- Eroticize
- Externalise
- Bedim
- Purge
- Unsubstantialise
- Blind
- Straighten Out
- Archaise
- Fill Up
- Ossify
- Vitiate
- Equalise
- Harmonise
- Recombine
- Think
- Mechanise
- Emulsify
- Bring
- Brighten
- Fecundate
- Equate
- Sentimentalize
- Inspissate
- Womanize
- Rarefy
- Immortalise
- Sauce
- Decorate
- Relax
- Develop
- Acetylate
- Antiquate
- Demagnetise
- Slenderize
- Coarsen
- Barbarize
- Desensitize
- Animise
- Paganise
- Rouse
- Supple
- Deconcentrate
- Demonize
- Sanitize
- Vesiculate
- Inflate
- Sensibilize
- Correct
Related Words
Meaning 2
Add a modifier to a constituent.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The phrase 'very quickly' modifies the verb 'will leave' to indicate the manner in which the action is performed.
- She appended the adjective 'blue' to the noun 'eyes' to modify it and complete the description.
- The adverb 'highly' was placed before 'recommended' to modify the adjective and intensify the recommendation.
- The linguist added the word 'small' before 'village' to modify the noun and draw a distinction.
- Preceding the noun 'dog' with 'big' modifies it and focuses on the dog's size.
Synonyms
Related Words
Meaning 3
Make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The new regulation aims to modify the existing law to make it less restrictive on small business owners.
- She suggested they modify the policy to accommodate people with disabilities more effectively.
- The travel agency modified the package tour to make it more affordable for budget travelers.
- The film director had to modify the script to make it suitable for a younger audience.
- After hearing her mother's concerns, she modified her plans to visit the country to include more regular check-ins.