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add vs modify

modify vs add

add and modify both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
add No No Yes No
modify No No Yes No
As verbs, modify is a hyponym of add; that is, modify is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than add:
  • add: make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
  • modify: add a modifier to a constituent
Other hyponyms of add include qualify, gild the lily, paint the lily, adjoin, work in, add on, include, mix, mix in, put on, butylate, put on, inject, welt, intercalate, mark, punctuate, concatenate, string, string up, combine, compound, milk, fortify, stud, button, enrich, supplement.
As verbs, modify is a hypernym of add; that is, modify is a word with a broader meaning than add:
  • add: bestow a quality on
  • modify: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of add include alter, change.
add (verb) modify (verb)
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of make less severe or harsh or extreme
make an addition by combining numbers add a modifier to a constituent
determine the sum of cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
state or say further
bestow a quality on
constitute an addition
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