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What is the verb for modify?

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modify
  1. (transitive) To make partial changes to.
  2. (intransitive) To be or become modified.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Clearly, in diplomacy, he has a long way to go. He will have to modify his harsh tone.”
      “The new policy came over complaints that advertisers might be able to deceptively modify the content in news stories shared on the huge social network.”
      “So, it's like I do it, but, I kinda modify myself to fit the situation.”
modified
modifies
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of modify
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The presence of alloying elements such as beryllium, chromium, silicon, and aluminum modifies the nature of the oxide, making it more tenacious.”
      “Its resulting temperature inertia greatly modifies the temperature regimes of adjacent land, largely by the convectional circulation of air.”
      “The participle receives its case from the noun which it modifies, which must be coreferential with its subject.”
modifying
  1. present participle of modify; Altering.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Liquid and powder admixtures are available for shotcrete applications and for modifying patching mortars.”
      “Last Friday, President Bush signed a bill modifying federal jurisdiction over class action law suits.”
      “Then, taking one issue at a time, the parties review the ideas, modifying and combining them to achieve a practical solution acceptable to both.”
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