revolutionize vs modify

revolutionize and modify both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of revolutionize include alter, change.

revolutionize (verb)	modify (verb)
change radically	make less severe or harsh or extreme
fill with revolutionary ideas	add a modifier to a constituent
overthrow by a revolution, of governments	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation