MODIFY

verb (-fied; -fying) Etymology: Middle English modifien, from Anglo-French modifier, from Latin modificare to measure, moderate, from modus Date: 14th century transitive verb to make less extreme ; moderate , 2. to limit or restrict the meaning of especially in a grammatical construction, to change (a vowel) by umlaut, 3. to make minor changes in, to make basic or fundamental changes in often to give a new orientation to or to serve a new end , intransitive verb to undergo change, see: change modifiability noun modifiable adjective