modify

UK /ˈmɒd.ɪ.faɪ/ US /ˈmɑ.dɪˌfaɪ/
verb 4

Definitions

verb

1

To change part of.

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

2

To be or become modified.

3

To set bounds to; to moderate.

4

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.

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