unscramble vs modify

unscramble and modify both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of unscramble include alter, change.

unscramble (verb)	modify (verb)
make intelligible	make less severe or harsh or extreme
become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of	add a modifier to a constituent
	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation