| has gloss | (verb) make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
modify |
| lexicalization | eng: modify |
| subclass of | (verb) undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
change |
| has subclass | (verb) modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost; "optimize a computer program"
optimize, optimise |
| has subclass | (verb) protect from impact; "cushion the blow"
soften, cushion, buffer |
| has subclass | (verb) modify the temperature of; "attemper the air"
attemper |
| has subclass | (verb) modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat
syncopate |
| has subclass | (verb) modernize or bring up to date; "We updated the kitchen in the old house"
update |
| has subclass | (verb) bring to the latest state of technology
update |
| has subclass | (verb) make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"
hop up, soup up, hot up |
| has subclass | (verb) add cream to one's coffee, for example
cream |
| has subclass | (verb) make more specific; "qualify these remarks"
restrict, qualify |
| has subclass | (verb) alter from the original
corrupt, spoil |
| has subclass | (verb) harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"
harden, temper |
| has subclass | (verb) suit to a special purpose; "specialize one's research"; "this kind of beak has become specialized in certain Galapagos finches"
specialise, specialize |
| has subclass | (verb) add a buffer (a solution); "buffered saline solution for the eyes"
buffer |
| has subclass | (verb) change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
inflect |