modify Synonyms & Antonyms

Modify in a Sentence

Her publisher advised her to modify a few parts of the book to make it easier to read.

… traffic rules were modified to let him pass …

In the phrase "the red hat," the adjective "red" modifies the noun "hat."

had to modify his plan

modified the recipe by using oil instead of butter

the wing of a bird is an arm modified for flying

adjectives are words that modify nouns, while adverbs can modify adjectives and verbs

he modified the appliance so that it would run more quietly

had to modify his plan / modified the recipe by using oil instead of butter

Word Forms & Grammar

mod·i·fied

mod·i·fy·ing

mod·i·fi·abil·i·ty noun

mod·i·fi·able adjective

modifiabilities

modifiability

modifiable

modified

modifies

modify

modifying

modify (third-person singular simple present modifies, present participle modifying, simple past and past participle modified)

Words That Rhyme With Modify

Origin of Modify

Origin 1: Middle English modifien, from Anglo-French modifier, from Latin modificare to measure, moderate, from modus

Origin 2: From Middle English modifien, from Middle French modifier, from Latin modificare (“to limit, control, regulate, deponent”), from modificari (“to measure off, set bound to, moderate”), from modus (“measure”) + facere (“to make”); see mode.

First Known Use

14th centuryt