modify

Definition

To change part 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.

Example Sentences

• "Her publisher advised her to modify a few parts of the book to make it easier to read."
• "There is inherently no ordering to the modification and no hierarchy of modification: that is, both adjectives modify the substantive and both apply equally to the substantive[…]"
• "Adjectives modify nouns."

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