wake vs modify

wake is a noun but modify is not a noun.

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

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

Other hypernyms of wake include alter, change.

wake (noun)	modify (noun)
a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

wake (verb)	modify (verb)
be awake, be alert, be there	make less severe or harsh or extreme
stop sleeping	add a modifier to a constituent
cause to become awake or conscious	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
to alert someone to something
arouse or excite feelings and passions