Definitions
There are 3 meanings of the word
Modify.
How to pronounce modify:
US
Modify - 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 asked her boss to modify her work schedule."
"The engineer had to modify the plans to accommodate the changes."
"You can easily modify the font size in the settings."
"Please modify your language to be more appropriate for the audience."
"The tailor will modify the dress to fit perfectly."
Word Game Points
Is MODIFY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, modify is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
MODIFY has a SCRABBLE points total of 15.
Is MODIFY a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, modify is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordMODIFY has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 15.
Is MODIFY a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, modify is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordMODIFY has a WORDFEUD points total of 15.