Meaning & use
Modifies
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Changes something partially in character or form, typically to improve it or make it less extreme (third-person singular of modify).
See it in a sentence
The company modifies its software regularly to fix bugs and add features.
An adjective modifies a noun by describing one of its qualities.
A note on using this word
In grammar, this word describes how one part of speech, such as an adjective or adverb, changes the meaning of another.
Words with a similar meaning
adjustsalters
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Words with an opposite meaning
preserves
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