Modify

mod′i-fī, v.t. to set bounds to: to moderate: to change the form or quality of: to alter slightly: to vary.— adj. Modifī′able .— n. Modificā′tion , act of modifying or state of being modified: result of alteration or change: changed shape or condition.— adjs. Mod′ificātive , Mod′ificātory , tending to modify: causing change of form or condition.— n. Mod′ifīer . [Fr. modifier —L. modificāre , -ātum — modus , a measure, facĕre , to make.]