Definitions
There are 3 meanings of the word
Modifies.
Modifies - as a verb
Make less severe or harsh or extreme
Example: "Please modify this letter to make it more polite"
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Example: "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)
- arouse
- awaken
- rouse
- wake
- wake up
- waken
- cause to sleep
- affect
- freshen
- refresh
- refreshen
- fecundate
- fertilise
- fertilize
- inseminate
- indispose
- cry
- etiolate
- shade
- animalise
- animalize
- brutalise
- brutalize
- convert
- opalise
- opalize
- arterialise
- arterialize
- get
- make
- counterchange
- interchange
- transpose
- vascularise
- vascularize
- decrepitate
- suburbanise
- suburbanize
- overturn
- revolutionise
- revolutionize
- etiolate
- barbarise
- barbarize
- alkalinise
- alkalinize
- mythicise
- mythicize
- mythologise
- mythologize
- allegorise
- allegorize
- demythologise
- demythologize
- bring
- land
- coarsen
- affect
- bear on
- bear upon
- impact
- touch
- touch on
- alchemise
- alchemize
- alcoholise
- alcoholize
- form
- shape
- round
- round down
- round off
- round out
- suspend
- sober
- reconstruct
- increase
- ease off
- ease up
- let up
- assimilate
- dissimilate
- commute
- convert
- exchange
- vitalise
- vitalize
- clear
- unclutter
- activate
- activate
- activate
- aerate
- activate
- deactivate
- inactivate
- blunt
- deaden
- reconstruct
- redo
- remodel
- edit
- redact
- cut
- edit
- edit out
- chasten
- subdue
- tame
- chasten
- temper
- ameliorate
- amend
- better
- improve
- meliorate
- aggravate
- exacerbate
- exasperate
- worsen
- wet
- dry
- dry out
- lubricate
- beef up
- fortify
- strengthen
- fortify
- lace
- spike
- weaken
- blunt
- oxidate
- oxidise
- oxidize
- merge
- unify
- unite
- age
- mature
- ripen
- antiquate
- antique
- antiquate
- develop
- make grow
- soften
- damage
- ossify
- acerbate
- stabilise
- stabilize
- destabilise
- destabilize
- sensibilise
- sensibilize
- sensify
- sensitise
- sensitize
- desensitise
- desensitize
- accustom
- habituate
- disarray
- disorder
- discolor
- color
- color in
- colorise
- colorize
- colour
- colour in
- colourise
- colourize
- stain
- hue
- uglify
- untune
- adjust
- correct
- set
- set
- disqualify
- indispose
- unfit
- domesticate
- domesticise
- domesticize
- reclaim
- tame
- widen
- dehydrogenate
- hydrogenate
- oxygenise
- oxygenize
- darken
- brighten
- lighten
- lighten up
- blear
- blur
- bedim
- obscure
- overcloud
- blot out
- hide
- obliterate
- obscure
- veil
- cook
- slenderise
- slenderize
- dismiss
- dissolve
- end
- terminate
- defog
- demist
- concentrate
- condense
- contract
- chill
- cool
- cool down
- heat
- heat up
- warm
- boil
- freeze
- blister
- change over
- shift
- switch
- transpose
- change over
- convert
- transform
- transform
- transform
- transmute
- transform
- transmute
- transubstantiate
- ash
- transform
- translate
- reclaim
- rectify
- reform
- regenerate
- convert
- islamise
- islamize
- invert
- reverse
- turn back
- invert
- customise
- customize
- individualise
- individualize
- personalise
- personalize
- depersonalise
- depersonalize
- objectify
- sharpen
- drop
- flatten
- disintegrate
- magnetise
- magnetize
- degauss
- demagnetise
- demagnetize
- simplify
- complicate
- elaborate
- rarify
- refine
- refine
- complicate
- perplex
- pressurise
- pressurize
- supercharge
- centralise
- centralize
- concentrate
- decentralise
- decentralize
- deconcentrate
- socialise
- socialize
- fix
- gear up
- prepare
- ready
- set
- set up
- internationalise
- internationalize
- bolshevise
- bolshevize
- communise
- communize
- europeanise
- europeanize
- europeanise
- europeanize
- bestialise
- bestialize
- americanise
- americanize
- frenchify
- civilise
- civilize
- nationalise
- nationalize
- denationalise
- denationalize
- naturalise
- naturalize
- denaturalise
- denaturalize
- naturalise
- naturalize
- denaturalise
- denaturalize
- even
- even out
- equal
- equalise
- equalize
- equate
- match
- stiffen
- loose
- loosen
- fasten
- tighten
- transitivise
- transitivize
- detransitivise
- detransitivize
- intransitivise
- intransitivize
- inspissate
- thicken
- full
- diversify
- decelerate
- slow down
- deaden
- accelerate
- speed
- speed up
- check
- delay
- decrease
- lessen
- minify
- liquefy
- liquidise
- liquidize
- liquify
- solvate
- dissolve
- validate
- invalidate
- vitiate
- void
- empty
- fill
- fill up
- make full
- saturate
- clot
- coagulate
- louden
- normalise
- normalize
- renormalise
- renormalize
- morph
- neutralise
- neutralize
- commercialise
- commercialize
- market
- purge
- purify
- sanctify
- mechanise
- mechanize
- automate
- automatise
- automatize
- automatise
- automatize
- mechanise
- mechanize
- chord
- harmonise
- harmonize
- polarise
- polarize
- glorify
- contaminate
- devalue
- insulate
- calcify
- urbanise
- urbanize
- urbanise
- urbanize
- emulsify
- demulsify
- decarboxylate
- nazify
- fecundate
- fertilise
- fertilize
- clarify
- embrittle
- mark
- nick
- disable
- disenable
- incapacitate
- enable
- de-emphasise
- de-emphasize
- destress
- tender
- tenderise
- tenderize
- charge
- bubble
- sweeten
- iodinate
- ionate
- archaise
- archaize
- inform
- officialise
- officialize
- occidentalise
- occidentalize
- westernise
- westernize
- orientalise
- orientalize
- acetylate
- acetylise
- acetylize
- achromatise
- achromatize
- collimate
- parallel
- camp
- classicise
- classicize
- conventionalise
- conventionalize
- decimalise
- decimalize
- dizzy
- envenom
- poison
- exteriorise
- exteriorize
- externalise
- externalize
- objectify
- glamorise
- glamorize
- glamourise
- glamourize
- introvert
- laicise
- laicize
- politicise
- politicize
- radicalize
- proof
- romanticise
- romanticize
- rusticate
- sauce
- shallow
- shoal
- tense
- steepen
- scramble
- unscramble
- unsex
- vitrify
- pall
- saponify
- expand
- extend
- suspend
- muddy
- transform
- elevate
- lift
- raise
- harshen
- dinge
- demonise
- demonize
- devilise
- devilize
- diabolise
- diabolize
- etherealize
- etherialise
- immaterialise
- immaterialize
- unsubstantialise
- unsubstantialize
- animate
- animise
- animize
- clear
- dynamise
- dynamize
- dynamise
- dynamize
- rarefy
- sublimate
- subtilize
- volatilise
- volatilize
- uniformise
- uniformize
- symmetrise
- symmetrize
- eternalise
- eternalize
- eternise
- eternize
- immortalise
- immortalize
- denature
- denature
- denature
- sanitise
- sanitize
- verbify
- shift
- sputter
- draw
- make
- dope
- prostrate
- excite
- energise
- energize
- excite
- shake
- outmode
- spice
- spice up
- shorten
- think
- make
- deflate
- inflate
- digitalise
- digitalize
- digitise
- digitize
- gelatinise
- gelatinize
- recombine
- effeminise
- effeminize
- feminise
- feminize
- womanize
- masculinise
- masculinize
- virilise
- virilize
- masculinize
- disharmonize
- dissonate
- sexualise
- sexualize
- schematise
- schematize
- patent
- constitutionalise
- constitutionalize
- rationalise
- rationalize
- plasticise
- plasticize
- rarefy
- paganise
- paganize
- incandesce
- deaminate
- deaminize
- angulate
- circularize
- sensitise
- sensitize
- sensitise
- sensitize
- depolarise
- depolarize
- intensify
- isomerise
- isomerize
- legitimate
- evaporate
- vaporise
- industrialise
- industrialize
- opacify
- opsonize
- militarise
- militarize
- nationalise
- nationalize
- recommend
- sentimentalise
- sentimentalize
- solemnise
- solemnize
- territorialise
- territorialize
- transaminate
- glorify
- spiritualize
- transfigure
- unsanctify
- vesiculate
- visualise
- visualize
- variegate
- ventilate
- vivify
- vulgarise
- vulgarize
- supple
- professionalise
- professionalize
- still
- weaponize
- eroticize
- sex up
- piggyback
- port
- lifehack
- cloud
- blur
- confuse
- obnubilate
- obscure
- moderate
- tame
- tone down
- obfuscate
- synchronise
- synchronize
- mince
- moderate
- soften
- militarise
- militarize
- break down
- crush
- fatten
- fatten out
- fatten up
- fill out
- flesh out
- plump
- plump out
- disturb
- touch
- dull
- blunt
- dull
- sharpen
- coarsen
- loosen
- loosen
- undo
- untie
- barb
- string
- straighten
- straighten out
- bring
- amalgamate
- commix
- mingle
- mix
- unify
- charge
- put
- clean
- make clean
- begrime
- bemire
- colly
- grime
- soil
- depress
- lower
- deform
- break
- break up
- alter
- adorn
- beautify
- decorate
- embellish
- grace
- ornament
- humanise
- humanize
- humble
- alienate
- disaffect
- estrange
- right
- desensitise
- desensitize
- deodorise
- deodorize
- deodourise
- develop
- blur
- blind
- change intensity
- change taste
- exchange
- interchange
- replace
- substitute
- capture
- add
- bestow
- bring
- contribute
- impart
- lend
- reestablish
- reinstate
- restore
- liberalise
- liberalize
- compensate
- correct
- redress
- right
- democratise
- democratize
- neutralize
- corrupt
- debase
- debauch
- demoralise
- demoralize
- deprave
- misdirect
- pervert
- profane
- subvert
- vitiate
- loosen
- relax
- unify
- unite
- flocculate
- turn
- cohere
- commit
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Example Sentences
"She modifies her daily routine to include exercise."
"The software program modifies the user interface for a better user experience."
"He modifies his car to improve its performance."
"The artist modifies the painting by adding brighter colors."
"The teacher modifies the test to accommodate students with disabilities."
Word Game Points
Is MODIFIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, modifies is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
MODIFIES has a SCRABBLE points total of 14.
Is MODIFIES a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, modifies is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordMODIFIES has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 15.
Is MODIFIES a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, modifies is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordMODIFIES has a WORDFEUD points total of 14.