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Adjective: modified  'mó-du,fId
  1. Changed in form or character
    "their modified stand made the issue more acceptable"; "the performance of the modified aircraft was much improved"
Verb: modify  'mó-du,fI
  1. Make one or more partial changes to
    "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"
     
  2. Make different; cause a transformation
    "The discussion has modified my thinking about the issue";
    - change, alter
     
  3. (grammar) add a modifier to a constituent
    "The writer modified the noun with an adjective to provide more detail";
    - qualify

See also: adapted, altered, qualified, restricted, varied

Type of: add, cause, change, get, have, induce, make, stimulate

Antonym: unmodified

Encyclopedia: Modified

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