Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - modify

ˈmɔdɪfaɪ v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 make less severe or extreme; tone down (modify one's demands). 2 make partial changes in; make different. 3 Gram. qualify or expand the sense of (a word etc.). 4 Phonet. change (a vowel) by umlaut. 5 Chem. change or replace all the substituent radicals of a polymer, thereby changing its physical properties such as solubility etc. (modified starch). øømodifiable adj. modificatory adj. [ME f. OF modifier f. L modificare (as MODE)]