Synonyms for modify
ˈmɒd əˌfaɪmod·i·fy

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1. modifyverb

   Synonyms:
   adapt, amend, revamp, rework, alter

2. modifyverb

   To make partial changes to.

   Synonyms:
   rework, revamp, amend, alter, adapt

3. modifyverb

   To be or become modified.

   Synonyms:
   amend, adapt, revamp, alter, rework

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1. modifyverb

   To change is distinctively to make a thing other than it has been, in some respect at least; to exchange to put or take something else in its place; to alter is ordinarily to change partially, to make different in one or more particulars. To exchange is often to transfer ownership; as, to exchange city for country property. Change is often used in the sense of exchange; as, to change horses. To transmute is to change the qualities while the substance remains the same; as, to transmute the baser metals into gold. To transform is to change form or appearance, with or without deeper and more essential change; it is less absolute than transmute, tho sometimes used for that word, and is often used in a spiritual sense as transmute could not be; "Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind," Rom. xii, 2. Transfigure is, as in its Scriptural use, to change in an exalted and glorious spiritual way; "Jesus ... was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light," Matt. xvii, 1, 2. To metamorphose is to make some remarkable change, ordinarily in external qualities, but often in structure, use, or chemical constitution, as of a caterpillar into a butterfly, of the stamens of a plant into petals, or of the crystalline structure of rocks, hence called "metamorphic rocks," as when a limestone is metamorphosed into a marble. To vary is to change from time to time, often capriciously. To commute is to put something easier, lighter, milder, or in some way more favorable in place of that which is commuted; as, to commute capital punishment to imprisonment for life; to commute daily fares on a railway to a monthly payment. To convert (Latin con, with, and verto, turn) is to primarily turn about, and signifies to change in form, character, use, etc., through a wide range of relations; iron is converted into steel, joy into grief, a sinner into a saint. To turn is a popular word for change in any sense short of the meaning of exchange, being often equivalent to alter, convert, transform, transmute, etc. We modify or qualify a statement which might seem too strong; we modify it by some limitation, qualify it by some addition.

   Synonyms:
   alter, change, change, commute, convert, diversify, exchange, metamorphose, qualify, shift, substitute, transfigure, transform, transmute, turn, vary, veer

   Antonyms:
   abide, bide, continue, endure, hold, keep, persist, remain, retain, stay

   Preposition:
   To change a home toilet for a street dress; to change from a caterpillar to or into a butterfly; to change clothes with a beggar.

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1. modifyverb

   make less severe or harsh or extreme

   "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"

   Synonyms:
   alter, change, qualify

2. modify, qualifyverb

   add a modifier to a constituent

   Synonyms:
   restrict, change, dispose, characterise, stipulate, specify, characterize, qualify, alter, condition, measure up

3. change, alter, modifyverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   change, interchange, interpolate, alter, vary, qualify, commute, shift, exchange, neuter, falsify, castrate, spay, convert, switch, transfer, deepen

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1. quantifyadverb

   to give a value to a subject or mads

   quantify the relevance to the relation of out subject. less than 54% i’m out

   Submitted by Lee_annemorton on November 12, 2021  

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1. modifyverb

   Synonyms:
   shape, give form to, give a special mode to

2. modifyverb

   Synonyms:
   alter, change, vary, give a new form to

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1. modifyverb

   Synonyms:
   limit, qualify, adjust

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1. List of paraphrases for "modify":

   amend, alter, modifying, change, edit, amending, changing, modification, revise, vary, altering, amended, adjust, amendment, changed, modified, altered

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How to use modify in a sentence?

1. David Conroy:

   Behavior change techniques are the tools that have emerged out of decades-old research on behavior change which have shown some level of effectiveness at helping people to modify their behavior.

2. Dr. Molyn Leszcz:

   The fundamental principle that I think is wise to follow is this: identify the clinical population, identify the clinical need, try to shape the group psychotherapy to meet those clinical needs and adapt to the logistical challenges of providing group therapy in that environment. Modify the model that you are using so that it fits within those parameters and then apply the intervention, study it, measure it, report on it, and try to improve on it.

3. Ariel Procaccia:

   Users would of course be able to copy the code and modify it, but such changes would not affect the algorithms deployed on Twitter itself, it's highly unlikely Twitter would even consider deploying changes made by non-employees.

4. Quentin Crisp:

   Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.

5. State John Kerry:

   It is incorrect when it says that Congress can actually modify terms of an agreement at any time. That is flat wrong.