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modify

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  1. change                
 
mod.i.fy \'ma:d-*-.fi-\ vb [ME modifien, fr. MF modifier, fr. L modificare 
   to measure, m]oderate, fr. modus 1: to make less extreme : MODERATE  2a: to 
   limit or restrict the meaning of esp. in a grammatical construction  : 
   QUALIFY 2b: to change (a vowel) by umlaut  3a: to make minor changes in  
   3b: to make a basic or important change in : ALTER  : to undergo change