Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to modify
Participle: modified
Gerund: modifying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | modify |
| you | modify |
| he;she;it | modifies |
| we | modify |
| you | modify |
| they | modify |
Perfect
| I | have modified |
| you | have modified |
| he;she;it | has modified |
| we | have modified |
| you | have modified |
| they | have modified |
Past
| I | modified |
| you | modified |
| he;she;it | modified |
| we | modified |
| you | modified |
| they | modified |
Pluperfect
| I | had modified |
| you | had modified |
| he;she;it | had modified |
| we | had modified |
| you | had modified |
| they | had modified |
Future
| I | will modify |
| you | will modify |
| he;she;it | will modify |
| we | will modify |
| you | will modify |
| they | will modify |
Future Perfect
| I | will have modified |
| you | will have modified |
| he;she;it | will have modified |
| we | will have modified |
| you | will have modified |
| they | will have modified |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | modify |
| you | modify |
| he;she;it | modify |
| we | modify |
| you | modify |
| they | modify |
Perfect
| I | have modified |
| you | have modified |
| he;she;it | have modified |
| we | have modified |
| you | have modified |
| they | have modified |
Imperfect
| I | modified |
| you | modified |
| he;she;it | modified |
| we | modified |
| you | modified |
| they | modified |
Pluperfect
| I | had modified |
| you | had modified |
| he;she;it | had modified |
| we | had modified |
| you | had modified |
| they | had modified |
Conditional
Present
| I | would modify |
| you | would modify |
| he;she;it | would modify |
| we | would modify |
| you | would modify |
| they | would modify |
Perfect
| I | would have modified |
| you | would have modified |
| he;she;it | would have modified |
| we | would have modified |
| you | would have modified |
| they | would have modified |
Imperative
| you | modify |
| we | Let's modify |
| you | modify |
Verbs conjugated like 'modify'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'modify'
codify,
ædify,
bonify,
domify,
dowdify,
edify,
ladify,
madefy,
minify,
mollify,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to change the form or structure of
- adapt, alter, amend, change, convert, differentiate, innovate, metamorphose, revamp, rework, transform, transmogrify, transume, variate, vary
- change
- adjust, convert, alter, reform, shape, temper, vary
- moderate
- mitigate, qualify, restrain, reduce, curb, limit, decrease
Antonyms
- change
- constancy, stability, immutability, firmness
- moderate
- excessive, extravagant, exorbitant, extraordinary
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1386, from O.Fr.
modifier, from L.
modificare "to limit, restrain," from
modus "measure, manner" (see mode (1)) + root of
facere "to make" (see factitious).
2. From Middle English modifien, from Middle French modifier, from Latin modificare (“to limit, control, regulate, deponent”), from modificari (“to measure off, set bound to, moderate”), from modus (“measure”) + facere (“to make”); see mode. See: Middle French '
modifier', Latin '
modificare'.
Verbs referencing "modify"
Finnish with old forms
modifioida.
Sample Sentences
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[...] of talent, or authority, or explanation, could ever make her believe that any other way was better than her own, or that the course she had pursued in the smallest matter could be in the least modified. This had been a conceded point with her old mistress, Marie's mother; and “ Miss Marie, ” as Dinah always called her young mistress, even after her marriage, found it easier to submit than contend; [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)