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veil vs modify

modify vs veil

veil is a noun but modify is not a noun.

veil and modify both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
veil Yes No Yes No
modify No No Yes No
As verbs, modify is a hypernym of veil; that is, modify is a word with a broader meaning than veil:
  • veil: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
  • modify: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of veil include alter, change.
veil (noun) modify (noun)
a garment that covers the head and face
a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms
veil (verb) modify (verb)
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing make less severe or harsh or extreme
to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil add a modifier to a constituent
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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