translate vs modify

modify vs translate

translate and modify both are verbs.

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

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

translate: change from one form or medium into another
modify: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

Other hypernyms of translate include alter, change.

translate (verb)	modify (verb)
change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation	make less severe or harsh or extreme
change from one form or medium into another	add a modifier to a constituent
make sense of a language	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
restate (words) from one language into another language
determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA
express, as in simple and less technical language
bring to a certain spiritual state
subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body
be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way
be equivalent in effect

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