democratise vs modify

democratise and modify both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of democratise include alter, change.

democratise (verb)	modify (verb)
become (more) democratic; of nations	make less severe or harsh or extreme
introduce democratic reforms; of nations	add a modifier to a constituent
	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation