dehydrogenate vs modify

dehydrogenate and modify both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of dehydrogenate include alter, change.

dehydrogenate (verb)	modify (verb)
remove hydrogen from	make less severe or harsh or extreme
	add a modifier to a constituent
	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation