Dictionary  mod•i•fyPronunciation: (mod'u-fī"), [key] —v., -fied, -fy•ing. —v.t. 1. to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract. 2. Gram.(of a word, phrase, or clause) to stand in a syntactically subordinate relation to (another word, phrase, or clause), usually with descriptive, limiting, or particularizing meaning; be a modifier. In a good man, good modifies man. 3. to be the modifier or attribute of. 4. to change (a vowel) by umlaut. 5. to reduce or lessen in degree or extent; moderate; soften: to modify one's demands. —v.i. to be or become modified. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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