decarboxylate vs modify

decarboxylate and modify both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of decarboxylate include alter, change.

decarboxylate (verb)	modify (verb)
lose a carboxyl group	make less severe or harsh or extreme
remove a carboxyl group from (a chemical compound)	add a modifier to a constituent
	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation