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1. Make less severe or harsh or extreme
   "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
    
2. Add a modifier to a constituent
   - qualify
    
3. Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   - change, alter

Derived forms: modified, modifies, modifying

See also: modifiable, modification, modifier

Type of: add, change

Encyclopedia: Modify