Associations to the word «Modify»

Wiktionary

MODIFY, verb. (transitive) To make partial changes to.
MODIFY, verb. (intransitive) To be or become modified.

Dictionary definition

MODIFY, verb. Make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage".
MODIFY, verb. Add a modifier to a constituent.
MODIFY, verb. 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".

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca