modify
pronunciation
How to pronounce modify in British English:
UK [ˈmɒdɪfaɪ]
How to pronounce modify in American English:
US [ˈmɑːdɪfaɪ]
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- Verb:
- make less severe or harsh or extreme
- add a modifier to a constituent
- cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Word Origin
- modify
- modify: see model
- modify (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French modifier (14c.), from Latin modificare "to limit, measure off, restrain," from modus "measure, manner" (see mode (n.1)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Related: Modified; modifying.
Example
- 1. I should probably modify my statement though .
- 2. An alternative to medication would be to modify the status quo .
- 3. But it 's hard to modify a product whose chemistry is not well understood .
- 4. Moreover , the conflict between two or more instincts can sometimes modify the original impulse .
- 5. Lastly , it is used to influence or modify a person 's further performance .