Definitions
There are 3 meanings of the word
Modifying.
Modifying - 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
"He made some modifying adjustments to the design."
"The artist used different colors for modifying effects in his painting."
"They implemented a modifying strategy to improve their sales."
"The modifying factors were taken into consideration before making a decision."
"She used a modifying software to edit the photo."
Word Game Points
Is MODIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, modifying is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
MODIFYING has a SCRABBLE points total of 19.
Is MODIFYING a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, modifying is valid for Words With Friends
Valid WordMODIFYING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 21.
Is MODIFYING a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, modifying is valid for WordFeud
Valid WordMODIFYING has a WORDFEUD points total of 20.
