transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmä-də-ˌfī ]
verb
( -fied ; -fy·ing )
Etymology: Middle English modifien, from Anglo-French modifier, from Latin modificare to measure, moderate, from modus
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1. : to make less extreme : moderate
2.
a. : to limit or restrict the meaning of especially in a grammatical construction
b. : to change (a vowel) by umlaut
3.
a. : to make minor changes in
b. : to make basic or fundamental changes in often to give a new orientation to or to serve a new end
the wing of a bird is an arm modified for flying
intransitive verb
: to undergo change
Synonyms: see change
• mod·i·fi·abil·i·ty ˌmä-də-ˌfī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
• mod·i·fi·able ˈmä-də-ˌfī-ə-bəl adjective