modify
verbEtymology
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.
- derived from modificare
- derived from modifier
- inherited from modifien
Definitions
To change part of.
- Her publisher advised her to modify a few parts of the book to make it easier to read.
To be or become modified.
To set bounds to
To set bounds to; to moderate.
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To qualify the meaning of.
- There is inherently no ordering to the modification and no hierarchy of modification: that is, both adjectives modify the substantive and both apply equally to the substantive[…]
- Adjectives modify nouns.
The neighborhood
Derived
automodify, biomodify, demodify, hydromodify, modifiability, modifier, overmodify, postmodify, premodify, remodify, submodify, undermodify
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at modify. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at modify. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at modify
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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