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Synonyms for modified


Grammar : Adj
Spell : mod-uh-fahy
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɒd əˌfaɪ



Définition of modified

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French modifier (14c.), from Latin modificare "to limit, measure off, restrain," from modus "measure, manner" (see mode (n.1)) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Related: Modified; modifying.
  • adj changed
  • adj reduced
Example sentences :
  • In taking his aim Kingozi modified his usual custom because of the distance.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • This modified form of gambling is especially dangerous to the young.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Again, whether these evils can or cannot be modified and removed?
  • Extract from : « Slavery Ordained of God » by Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
  • I came in a panic, which is still there, but in a modified degree.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • Do you think the rays can be so modified as to photograph the organs of the human body?
  • Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various
  • Now they are so modified and united with each other as to be almost unrecognizable.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • The constitution in the Laws is a timocracy of wealth, modified by an aristocracy of merit.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • Had Firenzuola seen her, it may well be that he had altered or modified his views.
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
  • Thorpe kept a grip on the side of the trap, and had only a modified pleasure in the drive.
  • Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
  • There is no theory which must not be modified constantly, at least in its details.
  • Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay

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