The meaning of Modify

verb

Make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify.

Usage examples:

Hospitals have had to be adapted for modern medical practice

verb

Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

verb

To adjust to different conditions or uses, or to change to meet different situations

verb

Alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result.

Usage examples:

He smoothed his hair and adjusted his tie

verb

Alter or regulate so as to conform to a standard

verb

To change something slightly to make it fit, work better, or be more suitable

Usage examples:

[ t ] adjust the angle of your monitor so you can easily read it., [ i ] you need time to adjust to…

verb

Change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.

Usage examples:

Eliot was persuaded to alter the passage

verb

To change a characteristic, often slightly, or to cause this to happen

Usage examples:

[ t ] the coat was too long, so i took it back to the store to have it altered., some things in lif…

verb

To change the appearance, character, or structure of something, or to be changed in this way

Usage examples:

Just last week, the company agreed to alter some of its business practices., if they want to contin…

verb

Make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances.

Usage examples:

The rule was amended to apply only to non-members

verb

To change the words of something written, esp. a law or a legal document

Usage examples:

The terms of the contract were amended in later years.

verb

To change something, especially the words of a text

Usage examples:

They were too hasty to amend or drop initiatives that did not work immediately., amend sth to sth i…

verb

Make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.

Usage examples:

Both parties voted against proposals to change the law

noun

An act or process through which something becomes different.

Usage examples:

The change from a nomadic to an agricultural society

verb

Make or become better.

Usage examples:

Efforts to improve relations between the countries

verb

To make better

abbreviation

Recto.

noun

The eighteenth letter of the alphabet.

noun

A number between +1 and −1 calculated so as to represent the linear interdependence of two variables or sets of data.

verb

Give (a metal object) a different form by melting it down and reshaping it.

Usage examples:

In 1919, the bells were recast

verb

To change the form of something, or to change an actor in a play or film

Usage examples:

She recast her novel as a musical comedy., in despair, the theatre director recast the leading role.

verb

Build or form (something) again after it has been damaged or destroyed.

Usage examples:

A small area of painted roman plaster has been reconstructed

verb

To build or create again something that has been damaged or destroyed

Usage examples:

Detectives tried to reconstruct the crime by comparing all the statements of the eyewitnesses.

verb

To build something again after it has been damaged or destroyed

Usage examples:

This was a failed attempt to reconstruct their business operations., they plan to use income from t…

verb

Design (something) again or in a different way.

Usage examples:

The front seats have been redesigned

noun

The action or process of redesigning something.

Usage examples:

It was achieved by the redesign of the product

verb

Do (something) again or differently.

Usage examples:

A whole day's work has to be redone

noun

A redecoration of a room or building.

Usage examples:

A total redo of the second floor shopping concourse

verb

To do something again

Usage examples:

These new measurements mean that i'll have to redo the calculations., we spent €5,000 redoing the k…

verb

Fashion (something) again or differently.

Usage examples:

The industry reshaped and refashioned itself

verb

Make changes in (something, especially an institution or practice) in order to improve it.

Usage examples:

The bill will reform the tax system

noun

The action or process of reforming an institution or practice.

Usage examples:

The reform of the divorce laws

verb

Make (something) again or differently.

Usage examples:

The bed would be more comfortable if it were remade

noun

A film or piece of music that has been filmed or recorded again.

Usage examples:

A remake of the classic horror tale, ‘frankenstein’

verb

To make something again as new

Usage examples:

The president is slipping in the polls and he is trying to remake his image., hollywood studios oft…

verb

Change the structure or form of (something, especially a building).

Usage examples:

The station was remodelled and enlarged in 1927

verb

To give a new shape or form to something, esp. a room or house

Usage examples:

[ t ] we remodeled the kitchen.

verb

To change the design and appearance of a building in order to make it more modern and attractive

Usage examples:

The warehouse is being cleaned and will be remodeled into 20 lofts., a new management team was brou…

verb

Change the appearance, structure, or character of.

Usage examples:

Did the welfare state remould capitalism to give it a more human face?

noun

A tyre that has been given a new tread.

verb

To completely change the character of someone or something

Usage examples:

He needs to remould his image if he wants to be elected leader., the invaders want to remould the r…

verb

Shape or form (something) differently or again.

Usage examples:

The decrees will thoroughly reshape poland's economy

verb

To change the character or organization of something

Usage examples:

Baby boomers continue to reshape society as they age., governments have sought to reduce or reshape…

verb

To make an organization, industry, system, etc. operate differently

Usage examples:

The company will have to lose jobs to reshape the business., the proposal is an effort to reshape h…

verb

Rearrange or remake in a new shape or layout.

Usage examples:

Nick restyled rebecca's hair

noun

An instance of restyling something.

Usage examples:

A fast restyle on dry hair

verb

Give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to.

Usage examples:

An attempt to revamp the museum's image

noun

An act of improving the form, structure, or appearance of something.

Usage examples:

The brand was given a $1 million revamp

verb

To change something, or to make or arrange something differently, in order to improve it

Usage examples:

This country’s health care system needs revamping.

verb

Examine and make corrections or alterations to (written or printed matter).

Usage examples:

The book was published in 1960 and revised in 1968

noun

A proof including corrections made in an earlier proof.

Usage examples:

I handed in the revises this morning

verb

Make changes to the original version of (something).

Usage examples:

He reworked the orchestral score for two pianos

verb

To change a speech, other writing, or a drawing to make it better or more suitable for a particular purpose

verb

To make changes to calculations of costs, prices, etc. in order to make them more accurate

Usage examples:

The irish low-cost airline will present a reworked subsidy package as part of its appeal against th…