string vs modify

modify vs string

string is a noun but modify is not a noun.

string and modify both are verbs.

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

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

string: provide with strings
modify: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of string include alter, change.

string (noun)	modify (noun)
a lightweight cord
a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening
a necklace made by stringing objects together
a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, as a part of an instrument or a tennis racket
a collection of things threaded on a single strand, or as if threaded on a single strand
stringed instruments that are played with a bow
a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding
(cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop
a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod)

string (verb)	modify (verb)
add as if on a string	make less severe or harsh or extreme
provide with strings	add a modifier to a constituent
thread on or as if on a string	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
remove the stringy parts of
string together; tie or fasten with a string
stretch out or arrange like a string
move or come along

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