English

Detailed Synonyms for modify in English

modify:

to modify verb (modifies, modified, modifying)

  1. to modify
    to modify; to change; to reshape; to alter; to reform; to rewrite
    • modify verb (modifies, modified, modifying)
    • change verb (changes, changed, changing)
    • reshape verb (reshapes, reshaped, reshaping)
    • alter verb (alters, altered, altering)
    • reform verb (reforms, reformed, reforming)
    • rewrite verb (rewrites, rewrote, rewriting)
  2. to modify
    to update; to modify; to touch up; to improve
    • update verb (updates, updated, updating)
    • modify verb (modifies, modified, modifying)
    • touch up verb (touches up, touched up, touching up)
    • improve verb (improves, improved, improving)
  3. to modify
    to modify; to alter; to change
    • modify verb (modifies, modified, modifying)
    • alter verb (alters, altered, altering)
    • change verb (changes, changed, changing)
  4. to modify
    to nuance; to differentiate; to modify
    • nuance verb (nuances, nuanced, nuancing)
    • differentiate verb (differentiates, differentiated, differentiating)
    • modify verb (modifies, modified, modifying)
  5. to modify
    – cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 1
    to alter; to change; to modify
    – cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 1
    • alter verb (alters, altered, altering)
      • The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city1
    • change verb (changes, changed, changing)
      • The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue1
    • modify verb (modifies, modified, modifying)
  6. to modify
    – make less severe or harsh or extreme 1
    to modify
    – make less severe or harsh or extreme 1
    • modify verb (modifies, modified, modifying)
      • please modify this letter to make it more polite1
      • he modified his views on same-gender marriage1
  7. to modify
    – add a modifier to a constituent 1
    to modify; to qualify
    – add a modifier to a constituent 1
    • modify verb (modifies, modified, modifying)
    • qualify verb (qualifies, qualified, qualifying)

Conjugations for modify:

present
  1. modify
  2. modify
  3. modifies
  4. modify
  5. modify
  6. modify
simple past
  1. modified
  2. modified
  3. modified
  4. modified
  5. modified
  6. modified
present perfect
  1. have modified
  2. have modified
  3. has modified
  4. have modified
  5. have modified
  6. have modified
past continuous
  1. was modifying
  2. were modifying
  3. was modifying
  4. were modifying
  5. were modifying
  6. were modifying
future
  1. shall modify
  2. will modify
  3. will modify
  4. shall modify
  5. will modify
  6. will modify
continuous present
  1. am modifying
  2. are modifying
  3. is modifying
  4. are modifying
  5. are modifying
  6. are modifying
subjunctive
  1. be modified
  2. be modified
  3. be modified
  4. be modified
  5. be modified
  6. be modified
diverse
  1. modify!
  2. let's modify!
  3. modified
  4. modifying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "modify":

  1. make less severe or harsh or extreme1
    • please modify this letter to make it more polite1
    • he modified his views on same-gender marriage1
  2. add a modifier to a constituent1
  3. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation1