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Verb (3 meanings)

1. make less severe or harsh or extreme.

to modify

Examples:

“please modify this letter to make it more polite”,
“he modified his views on same-gender marriage”

to modify is a way to:

to change (verb) - undergo a change

ways to modify:

to attemper (verb) - modify the temperature of
to buffer (verb) - add a buffer (a solution)
to corrupt, spoil (verb) - alter from the original
to cream (verb) - add cream to one's coffee, for example
to cushion, buffer, soften (verb) - protect from impact

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to inflect (verb) - change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
to optimize, optimise (verb) - modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost
to qualify, restrict (verb) - make more specific
to soup up, hop up, hot up (verb) - make more powerful
to specialize, specialise (verb) - suit to a special purpose
to syncopate (verb) - modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat
to temper, harden (verb) - harden by reheating and cooling in oil
to update (verb) - modernize or bring up to date
to update (verb) - bring to the latest state of technology

to modify is derivationally related to:

alteration, modification, adjustment (noun) - the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
change, alteration, modification (noun) - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
changer, modifier (noun) - a person who changes something
modifiable (adjective) -
modification (noun) - slightly modified copy

2. add a modifier to a constituent.

to modify, qualify

to modify is a way to:

to add (verb) - make an addition (to)

to modify is derivationally related to:

modification, qualifying, limiting (noun) - the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
modifier, qualifier (noun) - a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb

Domain of synset - TOPIC:

grammar (noun) - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

3. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.

to change, alter, modify

Examples:

“The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city”,
“The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue”

ways to modify:

to Americanize, Americanise (verb) - make American in character
to Europeanize, Europeanise (verb) - make (continental) European in customs, character, or ideas
to Europeanize, Europeanise (verb) - denationalize and subject (a territory) to the supervision of an agency of a European community of nations
to Frenchify (verb) - make French in appearance or character
to Islamize, Islamise (verb) - cause to conform to Islamic law

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to accelerate, speed, speed up (verb) - cause to move faster
to acerbate (verb) - make sour or bitter
to acetylate, acetylize, acetylise (verb) - introduce an acetyl group into (a chemical compound)
to achromatize, achromatise (verb) - remove color from
to activate (verb) - make active or more active
to activate (verb) - make (substances) radioactive
to activate, aerate (verb) - aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
to activate (verb) - make more adsorptive
to adjust, set, correct (verb) - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
to affect (verb) - act physically on
to affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch (verb) - have an effect upon
to age (verb) - make older
to alchemize, alchemise (verb) - alter (elements) by alchemy
to alcoholize, alcoholise (verb) - make alcoholic, as by fermenting
to alkalinize, alkalinise (verb) - make (a substance) alkaline
to allegorize, allegorise (verb) - make into an allegory
to alter (verb) - make an alteration to
to angulate (verb) - make or become angular
to animize, animise, animate (verb) - give lifelike qualities to
to antiquate (verb) - make obsolete or old-fashioned
to antique, antiquate (verb) - give an antique appearance to
to archaize, archaise (verb) - give an archaic appearance of character to
to arterialize, arterialise (verb) - change venous blood into arterial blood
to ash (verb) - convert into ashes
to assimilate (verb) - make similar
to automatize, automatise, automate (verb) - make automatic or control or operate automatically
to automatize, automatise (verb) - turn into an automaton
to awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse (verb) - cause to become awake or conscious
to barb (verb) - provide with barbs
to barbarize, barbarise (verb) - make crude or savage in behavior or speech
to bestialize, bestialise (verb) - make brutal and depraved
to better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate (verb) - to make better
to blind (verb) - make blind by putting the eyes out
to blister (verb) - cause blisters to form on
to blunt (verb) - make less sharp
to blur, blear (verb) - make dim or indistinct
to blur (verb) - to make less distinct or clear
to boil (verb) - bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
to break, break up (verb) - destroy the completeness of a set of related items
to break down, crush (verb) - make ineffective
to brighten, lighten up, lighten (verb) - make lighter or brighter
to bring, land (verb) - bring into a different state
to bring (verb) - cause to come into a particular state or condition
to brutalize, brutalise, animalize, animalise (verb) - make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
to bubble (verb) - cause to form bubbles
to calcify (verb) - convert into lime
to camp (verb) - give an artificially banal or sexual quality to
to capture (verb) - bring about the capture of an elementary particle or celestial body and causing it enter a new orbit
to cause to sleep (verb) - make fall asleep
to centralize, centralise, concentrate (verb) - make central
to change intensity (verb) - increase or decrease in intensity
to change taste (verb) - alter the flavor of
to charge (verb) - cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on
to charge (verb) - fill or load to capacity
to chasten, moderate, temper (verb) - restrain
to check, retard, delay (verb) - slow the growth or development of
to circularize (verb) - make circular
to civilize, civilise (verb) - raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
to clarify (verb) - make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
to classicize, classicise (verb) - make classic or classical
to clean, make clean (verb) - make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
to clear (verb) - make clear, bright, light, or translucent
to clot, coagulate (verb) - cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state
to cloud (verb) - make less clear
to coarsen (verb) - make less subtle or refined
to coarsen (verb) - make or become coarse or coarser
to cohere (verb) - cause to form a united, orderly, and aesthetically consistent whole
to color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in (verb) - add color to
to commercialize, commercialise, market (verb) - make commercial
to communize, communise, bolshevize, bolshevise (verb) - make Communist or bring in accord with Communist principles
to commute, convert, exchange (verb) - exchange a penalty for a less severe one
to complicate, refine, rarify, elaborate (verb) - make more complex, intricate, or richer
to complicate, perplex (verb) - make more complicated
to condense, concentrate, contract (verb) - compress or concentrate
to confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate (verb) - make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
to constitutionalize, constitutionalise (verb) - incorporate into a constitution, make constitutional
to contaminate (verb) - make radioactive by adding radioactive material
to conventionalize, conventionalise (verb) - make conventional or adapt to conventions
to convert (verb) - change the nature, purpose, or function of something
to convert, change over (verb) - change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
to convert (verb) - cause to adopt a new or different faith
to cook (verb) - transform by heating
to cool, chill, cool down (verb) - make cool or cooler
to corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect (verb) - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
to counterchange, transpose, interchange (verb) - cause to change places
to crack (verb) - cause to become cracked
to cry (verb) - bring into a particular state by crying
to customize, customise (verb) - make according to requirements
to damage (verb) - inflict damage upon
to darken (verb) - make dark or darker
to de-emphasize, de-emphasise, destress (verb) - reduce the emphasis
to deaden, blunt (verb) - make less lively, intense, or vigorous
to deaden (verb) - make vapid or deprive of spirit
to deaminate, deaminize (verb) - remove the amino radical (usually by hydrolysis) from an amino compound
to decarboxylate (verb) - remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)
to decelerate, slow down (verb) - reduce the speed of
to decentralize, deconcentrate, decentralise (verb) - make less central
to decimalize, decimalise (verb) - change from fractions to decimals
to decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify (verb) - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
to decrease, lessen, minify (verb) - make smaller
to decrepitate (verb) - to roast or calcine so as to cause to crackle or until crackling stops
to deflate (verb) - produce deflation in
to deform (verb) - make formless
to dehydrogenate (verb) - remove hydrogen from
to demagnetize, demagnetise, degauss (verb) - make nonmagnetic
to demist, defog (verb) - free from mist
to democratize, democratise (verb) - introduce democratic reforms
to demonize, demonise (verb) - make into a demon
to demulsify (verb) - cause to demulsify
to demythologize, demythologise (verb) - remove the mythical element from (writings)
to denationalize, denationalise (verb) - put under private control or ownership
to denaturalize, denaturalise (verb) - strip of the rights and duties of citizenship
to denaturalize, denaturalise (verb) - make less natural or unnatural
to denature (verb) - make (alcohol) unfit for drinking without impairing usefulness for other purposes
to denature (verb) - modify (as a native protein) especially by heat, acid, alkali, or ultraviolet radiation so that all of the original properties are removed or diminished
to denature (verb) - add nonfissionable material to (fissionable material) so as to make unsuitable for use in an atomic bomb
to deodorize, deodorise, deodourise (verb) - eliminate the odor from
to depersonalize, depersonalise, objectify (verb) - make impersonal or present as an object
to depolarize, depolarise (verb) - eliminate the polarization of
to desensitize, desensitise (verb) - make insensitive
to desensitize, desensitise (verb) - cause not to be sensitive
to destabilize, destabilise (verb) - make unstable
to detransitivize, detransitivise, intransitivize, intransitivise (verb) - intransitivize
to devalue (verb) - lower the value or quality of
to develop, make grow (verb) - cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
to develop (verb) - make visible by means of chemical solutions
to devilize, devilise, diabolize, diabolise (verb) - turn into a devil or make devilish
to digitize, digitise, digitalize, digitalise (verb) - put into digital form, as for use in a computer
to dinge (verb) - make dingy
to dirty, soil, begrime, grime, colly, bemire (verb) - make soiled, filthy, or dirty
to disable, disenable, incapacitate (verb) - make unable to perform a certain action
to discolor (verb) - cause to lose or change color
to disharmonize, dissonate (verb) - cause to sound harsh and unpleasant
to disintegrate (verb) - cause to undergo fission or lose particles
to disorder, disarray (verb) - bring disorder to
to disqualify, unfit, indispose (verb) - make unfit or unsuitable
to dissimilate (verb) - make dissimilar
to dissolve, dismiss (verb) - declare void
to dissolve (verb) - cause to fade away
to diversify (verb) - make (more) diverse
to dizzy (verb) - make dizzy or giddy
to domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame (verb) - overcome the wildness of
to dope (verb) - add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties
to draw (verb) - bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition
to dry, dry out (verb) - remove the moisture from and make dry
to dull (verb) - make dull in appearance
to dull, blunt (verb) - make dull or blunt
to dynamize, dynamise (verb) - make (a drug) effective
to dynamize, dynamise (verb) - make more dynamic
to ease up, ease off, let up (verb) - reduce pressure or intensity
to edit, redact (verb) - prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
to edit, cut, edit out (verb) - cut and assemble the components of
to embrittle (verb) - make brittle
to empty (verb) - make void or empty of contents
to emulsify (verb) - cause to become an emulsion
to enable (verb) - render capable or able for some task
to end, terminate (verb) - bring to an end or halt
to equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate (verb) - make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
to eroticize, sex up (verb) - give erotic character to or make more interesting
to estrange, alienate, alien, disaffect (verb) - arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
to etherealize, etherialise (verb) - make ethereal
to etiolate (verb) - make pale or sickly
to etiolate (verb) - bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
to evaporate, vaporise (verb) - cause to change into a vapor
to even, even out (verb) - become even or more even
to excite (verb) - produce a magnetic field in
to excite, energize, energise (verb) - raise to a higher energy level
to extend, expand (verb) - expand the influence of
to exteriorize, exteriorise, externalize, externalise, objectify (verb) - make external or objective, or give reality to
to fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up (verb) - make fat or plump
to feminize, feminise, effeminize, effeminise, womanize (verb) - to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to
to fertilize, fecundate, fertilise (verb) - make fertile or productive
to fill, fill up, make full (verb) - make full, also in a metaphorical sense
to fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set (verb) - make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
to flatten, drop (verb) - lower the pitch of (musical notes)
to flocculate (verb) - cause to become a fluffy or lumpy aggregate
to freeze (verb) - cause to freeze
to full (verb) - make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering
to gelatinize, gelatinise (verb) - convert into gelatinous form or jelly
to glamorize, glamourise, glamourize, glamorise (verb) - make glamorous and attractive
to glorify (verb) - bestow glory upon
to habituate, accustom (verb) - make psychologically or physically used (to something)
to harmonize, harmonise, chord (verb) - bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing
to harshen (verb) - make harsh or harsher
to heat, heat up (verb) - make hot or hotter
to hue (verb) - take on color or become colored
to humanize, humanise (verb) - make more humane
to humble (verb) - cause to be unpretentious
to hydrogenate (verb) - combine or treat with or expose to hydrogen
to immaterialize, immaterialise, unsubstantialize, unsubstantialise (verb) - render immaterial or incorporeal
to immortalize, immortalise, eternize, eternise, eternalize, eternalise (verb) - make famous forever
to inactivate, deactivate (verb) - make inactive
to incandesce (verb) - cause to become incandescent or glow
to increase (verb) - make bigger or more
to indispose (verb) - cause to feel unwell
to industrialize, industrialise (verb) - organize (the production of something) into an industry
to inflate (verb) - cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit
to inform (verb) - give character or essence to
to inseminate, fecundate, fertilize, fertilise (verb) - introduce semen into (a female)
to insulate (verb) - protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
to intensify (verb) - make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark
to internationalize, internationalise (verb) - make international in character
to introvert (verb) - turn inside
to invalidate, void, vitiate (verb) - take away the legal force of or render ineffective
to invert (verb) - make an inversion (in a musical composition)
to iodinate (verb) - cause to combine with iodine
to ionate (verb) - add ions to
to isomerize, isomerise (verb) - cause to change into an isomer
to laicize, laicise (verb) - reduce to lay status
to legitimate (verb) - make (an illegitimate child) legitimate
to lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring (verb) - bestow a quality on
to liberalize, liberalise (verb) - make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules
to lifehack (verb) - make one's day-to-day activities more efficient
to lift, raise, elevate (verb) - raise in rank or condition
to liquefy, liquify, liquidize, liquidise (verb) - make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating
to loosen, loose (verb) - make loose or looser
to loosen (verb) - make less dense
to louden (verb) - cause to become loud
to lower, depress (verb) - cause to drop or sink
to lubricate (verb) - make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant
to magnetize, magnetise (verb) - make magnetic
to make, get (verb) - give certain properties to something
to make (verb) - change from one form into another
to make (verb) - cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
to mark (verb) - make or leave a mark on
to masculinize, masculinise, virilize, virilise (verb) - produce virilism in or cause to assume masculine characteristics, as through a hormonal imbalance or hormone therapy
to masculinize (verb) - give a masculine appearance or character to
to mechanize, mechanise (verb) - make mechanical
to mechanize, mechanise (verb) - make monotonous
to militarize, militarise (verb) - adopt for military use
to militarize, militarise (verb) - lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force
to mince, soften, moderate (verb) - make less severe or harsh
to mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate (verb) - to bring or combine together or with something else
to morph (verb) - cause to change shape in a computer animation
to muddy (verb) - make turbid
to mythologize, mythologise, mythicize, mythicise (verb) - make into a myth
to nationalize, nationalise (verb) - put under state control or ownership
to nationalize, nationalise (verb) - make national in character or scope
to naturalize, naturalise (verb) - make into a citizen
to naturalize, naturalise (verb) - make more natural or lifelike
to nazify (verb) - cause or force to adopt Nazism or a Nazi character
to neutralize, neutralise (verb) - make chemically neutral
to neutralize (verb) - make politically neutral and thus inoffensive
to nick (verb) - divide or reset the tail muscles of
to normalize, normalise, renormalize, renormalise (verb) - make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard
to obfuscate (verb) - make obscure or unclear
to obscure, bedim, overcloud (verb) - make obscure or unclear
to obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide (verb) - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
to occidentalize, occidentalise, westernize, westernise (verb) - make western in character
to officialize, officialise (verb) - make official
to opacify (verb) - make opaque
to opalize, opalise (verb) - make opalescent
to opsonize (verb) - make (cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes
to orientalize, orientalise (verb) - make oriental in character
to ossify (verb) - cause to become hard and bony
to outmode (verb) - make unfashionable, outdated, or obsolete
to oxidize, oxidise, oxidate (verb) - add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
to oxygenize, oxygenise (verb) - change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part
to paganize, paganise (verb) - make pagan in character
to pall (verb) - cause to become flat
to parallel, collimate (verb) - make or place parallel to something
to patent (verb) - make open to sight or notice
to personalize, personalise, individualize, individualise (verb) - make personal or more personal
to piggyback (verb) - bring into alignment with
to plasticize, plasticise (verb) - make plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
to poison, envenom (verb) - add poison to
to polarize, polarise (verb) - cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
to politicize, politicise (verb) - give a political character to
to port (verb) - modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform
to professionalize, professionalise (verb) - make professional or give a professional character to
to proof (verb) - activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
to prostrate (verb) - render helpless or defenseless
to purify, purge, sanctify (verb) - make pure or free from sin or guilt
to put (verb) - cause to be in a certain state
to radicalize (verb) - make more radical in social or political outlook
to rarefy, sublimate, subtilize (verb) - make more subtle or refined
to rarefy (verb) - lessen the density or solidity of
to rationalize, rationalise (verb) - remove irrational quantities from
to recombine (verb) - cause genetic recombination
to recommend (verb) - make attractive or acceptable
to reconstruct (verb) - cause somebody to adapt or reform socially or politically
to refine (verb) - make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of
to reflate (verb) - economics: raise demand, expand the money supply, or raise prices, after a period of deflation
to reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify (verb) - bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
to refresh, freshen, refreshen (verb) - make fresh again
to relax, loosen (verb) - make less severe or strict
to remodel, reconstruct, redo (verb) - do over, as of (part of) a house
to restore, reinstate, reestablish (verb) - bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
to revolutionize, revolutionise, overturn (verb) - change radically
to right (verb) - put in or restore to an upright position
to right, compensate, redress, correct (verb) - make reparations or amends for
to ripen, mature (verb) - cause to ripen or develop fully
to romanticize, romanticise (verb) - make romantic in style
to round off, round down, round out, round (verb) - express as a round number
to rusticate (verb) - lend a rustic character to
to sanitize, sanitise (verb) - make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features
to saponify (verb) - convert into soap by hydrolizing an ester into an acid and alcohol as a result of treating it with an alkali
to saturate (verb) - cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance
to sauce (verb) - add zest or flavor to, make more interesting
to schematize, schematise (verb) - give conventional form to
to scramble (verb) - make unintelligible
to sensitize, sensitise, sensify, sensibilize, sensibilise (verb) - make sensitive or aware
to sensitize, sensitise (verb) - make (a material) sensitive to light, often of a particular colour, by coating it with a photographic emulsion
to sensitize, sensitise (verb) - make sensitive to a drug or allergen
to sentimentalize, sentimentalise (verb) - make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities
to set (verb) - put into a certain state
to sexualize, sexualise (verb) - make sexual, endow with sex, attribute sex to
to shade (verb) - vary slightly
to shake (verb) - bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking
to shallow, shoal (verb) - make shallow
to shape, form (verb) - give shape or form to
to sharpen (verb) - raise the pitch of (musical notes)
to sharpen (verb) - make sharp or sharper
to shift (verb) - move from one setting or context to another
to shorten (verb) - make short or shorter
to simplify (verb) - make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity or extent
to slenderize, slenderise (verb) - make slender or appear to be slender
to smut (verb) - make obscene
to sober (verb) - cause to become sober
to socialize, socialise (verb) - make conform to socialist ideas and philosophies
to soften (verb) - make soft or softer
to solemnize, solemnise (verb) - make solemn and grave
to solvate (verb) - cause a solvation in (a substance)
to spice, spice up (verb) - make more interesting or flavorful
to spike, lace, fortify (verb) - add alcohol to (beverages)
to sputter (verb) - cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed
to stabilize, stabilise (verb) - make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium
to stain (verb) - produce or leave stains
to steepen (verb) - make steeper
to stiffen (verb) - make stiff or stiffer
to still (verb) - make motionless
to straighten, straighten out (verb) - make straight
to strengthen, beef up, fortify (verb) - make strong or stronger
to string (verb) - provide with strings
to substitute, replace, interchange, exchange (verb) - put in the place of another
to suburbanize, suburbanise (verb) - make suburban in character
to supercharge, pressurize, pressurise (verb) - increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
to supple (verb) - make pliant and flexible
to suspend (verb) - cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
to suspend, set aside (verb) - make inoperative or stop
to sweeten (verb) - make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable
to switch, change over, shift (verb) - make a shift in or exchange of
to symmetrize, symmetrise (verb) - make symmetric
to synchronize, synchronise (verb) - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action
to tame, chasten, subdue (verb) - correct by punishment or discipline
to tender, tenderize, tenderise (verb) - make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer
to tense (verb) - increase the tension on
to territorialize, territorialise (verb) - place on a territorial basis
to thicken, inspissate (verb) - make thick or thicker
to think (verb) - bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
to tighten, fasten (verb) - make tight or tighter
to tone down, moderate, tame (verb) - make less strong or intense
to touch, disturb (verb) - tamper with
to transaminate (verb) - change (an amino group) by transferring it from one compound to another
to transfigure, glorify, spiritualize (verb) - elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration
to transform (verb) - increase or decrease (an alternating current or voltage)
to transform (verb) - change (a bacterial cell) into a genetically distinct cell by the introduction of DNA from another cell of the same or closely related species
to transform (verb) - convert (one form of energy) to another
to transform, transmute, transubstantiate (verb) - change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
to transform (verb) - subject to a mathematical transformation
to transitivize, transitivise (verb) - make transitive
to translate, transform (verb) - change from one form or medium into another
to transmute (verb) - alter the nature of (elements)
to transpose (verb) - change key
to turn (verb) -
to turn back, invert, reverse (verb) - turn inside out or upside down
to uglify (verb) - make ugly
to unclutter, clear (verb) - rid of obstructions
to uniformize, uniformise (verb) - make uniform
to unite, unify, merge (verb) - join or combine
to unite, unify (verb) - bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation
to unsanctify (verb) - remove the sanctification from or make unsanctified
to unscramble (verb) - make intelligible
to unsex (verb) - remove the qualities typical of one's sex
to untie, undo, loosen (verb) - cause to become loose
to untune (verb) - cause to be out of tune
to urbanize, urbanise (verb) - make more industrial or city-like
to urbanize, urbanise (verb) - impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon
to validate (verb) - make valid or confirm the validity of
to variegate (verb) - change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors
to vascularize, vascularise (verb) - make vascular
to ventilate (verb) - furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape
to verbify (verb) - make into a verb
to vesiculate (verb) - cause to become vesicular or full of air cells
to visualize, visualise (verb) - make visible
to vitalize, vitalise (verb) - give life to
to vitrify (verb) - change into glass or a glass-like substance by applying heat
to vivify (verb) - make more striking or animated
to volatilize, volatilise (verb) - make volatile
to vulgarise, vulgarize (verb) - debase and make vulgar
to warm (verb) - make warm or warmer
to weaken (verb) - lessen the strength of
to weaponize (verb) - make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon
to wet (verb) - cause to become wet
to widen (verb) - make wider
to worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate (verb) - make worse

to modify is derivationally related to:

alterable (adjective) - capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic
alteration, modification, adjustment (noun) - the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
change (noun) - the action of changing something
change (noun) - a thing that is different
change, alteration, modification (noun) - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

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change (noun) - the result of alteration or modification
change (noun) - a relational difference between states
changer, modifier (noun) - a person who changes something
modifiable (adjective) -

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to change (verb) - undergo a change

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Verb (3 meanings)

1. make less severe or harsh or extreme.

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2. add a modifier to a constituent.

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3. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.

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