immortalize vs modify

immortalize and modify both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of immortalize include alter, change.

immortalize (verb)	modify (verb)
make famous forever	make less severe or harsh or extreme
be or provide a memorial to a person or an event	add a modifier to a constituent
	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation