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modify

Pronunciation: /ˈmɒd.ɪ.faɪ/

The English word “modify” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To change part of.
  2. To be or become modified.
  3. To set bounds to; to moderate.
  4. To qualify the meaning of.

Etymology

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.

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