automatize vs modify

automatize and modify both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
automatize	No	No	Yes	No
modify	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, modify is a hypernym of automatize; that is, modify is a word with a broader meaning than automatize:

Other hypernyms of automatize include alter, change.

As verbs, modify is a hypernym of automatize; that is, modify is a word with a broader meaning than automatize:

Other hypernyms of automatize include alter, change.

automatize (verb)	modify (verb)
make automatic or control or operate automatically	make less severe or harsh or extreme
turn into an automaton	add a modifier to a constituent
	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation