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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky