| verb | make less severe or harsh or extreme “please modify this letter to make it more polite” |
| verb | add a modifier to a constituent |
| verb | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation “The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city” |
| modifiable | adjective | capable of being modified in form or character or strength (especially by making less extreme); - Alexis Carrel |
| modifier | noun | a person who changes something |
| modification | noun | an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another |
| qualifier | noun | a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb |
| qualifying | noun | the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase |
| changer | noun | a person who changes something |
| change | noun | a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event |
| alterable | adjective | capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic |
| alteration | noun | the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) |